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Did King Herod really massacre many innocent children because of his fear of a messiah?

392 upvotes • theone899

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Did the Soviets allow doctor-patient confidentiality? Were your medical records private? Did any communist regimes have private medical records? What about confession to a priest, or talking to a lawyer - where these private?

392 upvotes • neshalchanderman

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What happened to the Indians slaves Columbus shipped from the new world when they arrived to Spain in the early 1500's?

392 upvotes • Pantlmn

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Why was Andrew Jackson against the Bank of The United States?

392 upvotes • Gertruderama

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In his 3rd Army Speech, Patton references 400 German soldiers being killed due to a sentry sleeping on duty. Hyperbole or fact?

392 upvotes • Dire88

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Why was "Fats" a nickname for so many different personalities in the early half of the 20th Century?

392 upvotes • discountwilderbeast

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Why are most coins round? Have this always been the case? And for cultures that didn't have round coins, why would they chose to have another shape?

392 upvotes • hansolospiritanimal

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What is the longest "unbroken" chain of royal or dynastic succession in known history?

392 upvotes • Phallic

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When did it become considered culturally normal, at least in the US, for women to be expected to shave their arm pits and legs? What was the reasoning behind this shift in personal hygiene?

391 upvotes • good_guy_charlie

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How often did the horrific torture methods and executions that we read about actually happen in Medieval Times?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did King Herod really massacre many innocent children because of his fear of a messiah?	392	theone899
Did the Soviets allow doctor-patient confidentiality? Were your medical records private? Did any communist regimes have private medical records? What about confession to a priest, or talking to a lawyer - where these private?	392	neshalchanderman
What happened to the Indians slaves Columbus shipped from the new world when they arrived to Spain in the early 1500's?	392	Pantlmn
Why was Andrew Jackson against the Bank of The United States?	392	Gertruderama
In his 3rd Army Speech, Patton references 400 German soldiers being killed due to a sentry sleeping on duty. Hyperbole or fact?	392	Dire88
Why was "Fats" a nickname for so many different personalities in the early half of the 20th Century?	392	discountwilderbeast
Why are most coins round? Have this always been the case? And for cultures that didn't have round coins, why would they chose to have another shape?	392	hansolospiritanimal
What is the longest "unbroken" chain of royal or dynastic succession in known history?	392	Phallic
When did it become considered culturally normal, at least in the US, for women to be expected to shave their arm pits and legs? What was the reasoning behind this shift in personal hygiene?	391	good_guy_charlie
How often did the horrific torture methods and executions that we read about actually happen in Medieval Times?	391	SHOW-ME-SOURCES