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422 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did dad jokes help the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle for independence?

422 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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Is there a historical reason that so many US state capitals are not the major city in that state?

422 upvotes • According_Reporter58

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Why did toilets get segregated in the first place?

422 upvotes • TraditionalRace3110

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Have there been cultures where male virginity was valued/bartered for like female virginity?

421 upvotes • Palmsiepoo

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What is the point of Armored Trains?

421 upvotes • facepoundr

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In late 1865, a former slave named Jordan Anderson responded to a letter written by his former master asking him to return as a payed worker. How would this letter have been received by the post-war American public? [letter inside]

421 upvotes • dorkmax

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How are historians preparing to handle the massive amount of digital data produced by social media and similar outlets?

421 upvotes • voteGOPk

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What were the Allied plans for Hitler (before his suicide)?

421 upvotes • lordolxinator

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What did the church think of the Black Death? Was there any suggestion of a divine influence in the plague? What strategies did the church use in response?

421 upvotes • eeeeeep

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
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How did dad jokes help the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle for independence?	422	AlanSnooring
Is there a historical reason that so many US state capitals are not the major city in that state?	422	According_Reporter58
Why did toilets get segregated in the first place?	422	TraditionalRace3110
Have there been cultures where male virginity was valued/bartered for like female virginity?	421	Palmsiepoo
What is the point of Armored Trains?	421	facepoundr
In late 1865, a former slave named Jordan Anderson responded to a letter written by his former master asking him to return as a payed worker. How would this letter have been received by the post-war American public? [letter inside]	421	dorkmax
How are historians preparing to handle the massive amount of digital data produced by social media and similar outlets?	421	voteGOPk
What were the Allied plans for Hitler (before his suicide)?	421	lordolxinator
What did the church think of the Black Death? Was there any suggestion of a divine influence in the plague? What strategies did the church use in response?	421	eeeeeep