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Was there really a plot in the 1930s by various businessmen to overthrow the US Government?

420 upvotes • strongerthenbefore20

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The sitcom "Three's Company" featured a straight character pretending to be gay. At the time, what did gay-rights activists think about the show?

420 upvotes • JournalofFailure

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Can someone give me a break down, review, or critique of Thomas Sowell? YouTube pushes his content aggressively but it seems like nonsense.

420 upvotes • TheyTukMyJub

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[Meta] A few points from the moderator.

419 upvotes • eternalkerri

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To what extent did the Russians colonize Alaska? (and other Alaskan questions)

419 upvotes • abstractapples

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Why do WWII era soldiers have mesh around their helmets?

419 upvotes • HoboOnTheCorner

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We always hear about how the Allies broke the German codes in WWII, but what about the men who made the code? How much do we know about them?

419 upvotes • BeckonJM

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How did people deal with bad breath before modern dental hygiene?

419 upvotes • whereisspacebar

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Floating Feature | Drunk History: What is Your 'Go To' History Story to Tell at a Bar?

419 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Was Hitler and other axis powers angry at the Japanese for attacking America and accelerating them into war?

419 upvotes • julesasner-dt

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there really a plot in the 1930s by various businessmen to overthrow the US Government?	420	strongerthenbefore20
The sitcom "Three's Company" featured a straight character pretending to be gay. At the time, what did gay-rights activists think about the show?	420	JournalofFailure
Can someone give me a break down, review, or critique of Thomas Sowell? YouTube pushes his content aggressively but it seems like nonsense.	420	TheyTukMyJub
[Meta] A few points from the moderator.	419	eternalkerri
To what extent did the Russians colonize Alaska? (and other Alaskan questions)	419	abstractapples
Why do WWII era soldiers have mesh around their helmets?	419	HoboOnTheCorner
We always hear about how the Allies broke the German codes in WWII, but what about the men who made the code? How much do we know about them?	419	BeckonJM
How did people deal with bad breath before modern dental hygiene?	419	whereisspacebar
Floating Feature \| Drunk History: What is Your 'Go To' History Story to Tell at a Bar?	419	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Was Hitler and other axis powers angry at the Japanese for attacking America and accelerating them into war?	419	julesasner-dt