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Why didn't wild cows spread across the US in the same way that wild horses did?

410 upvotes • TheDwarvenGuy

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What did the people of Alsace think of being switched from France to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?

410 upvotes • fiftythreestudio

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In the Twelve Tables of Rome, women are legally forbidden from crying at funerals. Why?

410 upvotes • maccam21

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Did the colossus of rhodes had testicles? Did the ancient greek sailors look up as they were entering the port of Rhodes and see two giant testicles above their heads? NSFW

410 upvotes • zpablo__

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It's common nowadays for teenagers to listen to music from the 1960s, some even complaining that "music was so much better then". Did similar sentiments exist in the 1960s regarding the music of the 1900s? How would a teenager in 1960 view the music of previous generations?

410 upvotes • MaxThrustage

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Was the CIA most likely the cause of the crack epidemic? And if so were they ever punished?

410 upvotes • oofaboogahoo

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Were candles a purely cottage industry in the middle ages? Did monasteries produce them for their local communities? Was there a "Big Candle" guild controlling all?

410 upvotes • LordCommanderBlack

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Were there any reports of "a monster" at the Battle of the Somme in 1916?

410 upvotes • bybeardandthrone

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What was my grandfather's role in the Manhattan Project?

410 upvotes • G1Gestalt

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What kind of lives did Soviet leaders live (Stalin, Brezhnev, etc)?

409 upvotes • ontrack

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't wild cows spread across the US in the same way that wild horses did?	410	TheDwarvenGuy
What did the people of Alsace think of being switched from France to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?	410	fiftythreestudio
In the Twelve Tables of Rome, women are legally forbidden from crying at funerals. Why?	410	maccam21
Did the colossus of rhodes had testicles? Did the ancient greek sailors look up as they were entering the port of Rhodes and see two giant testicles above their heads? NSFW	410	zpablo__
It's common nowadays for teenagers to listen to music from the 1960s, some even complaining that "music was so much better then". Did similar sentiments exist in the 1960s regarding the music of the 1900s? How would a teenager in 1960 view the music of previous generations?	410	MaxThrustage
Was the CIA most likely the cause of the crack epidemic? And if so were they ever punished?	410	oofaboogahoo
Were candles a purely cottage industry in the middle ages? Did monasteries produce them for their local communities? Was there a "Big Candle" guild controlling all?	410	LordCommanderBlack
Were there any reports of "a monster" at the Battle of the Somme in 1916?	410	bybeardandthrone
What was my grandfather's role in the Manhattan Project?	410	G1Gestalt
What kind of lives did Soviet leaders live (Stalin, Brezhnev, etc)?	409	ontrack