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Could the Americans have won the revolution without the help of the French?

384 upvotes • zacharyjj

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Do paper planes predate manned flight?

384 upvotes • ThomwithnH

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When laws like mandatory seat belts came into effect in America, was there push back from the public like we're seeing with mandated mask wearing?

384 upvotes • MysteriousCorvid

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Did the Nazis really spare “Aryan” soldiers the worst of war for reproduction purposes? - Oral history says they did

384 upvotes • [deleted]

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Economists around a century ago such as John Keynes thought increasing automation would reduce work to a few hours a day. Why were they wrong?

384 upvotes • infraredit

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Why did men stop wearing hats?

384 upvotes • letusnottalkfalsely

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How much Latin would Vercingetorix have spoken? How much Gallic would Caesar have spoken?

383 upvotes • thelastvortigaunt

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Why did the ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids?

383 upvotes • Vladith

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Did sailors/pirates really walk bare foot on wooden ships? Wouldn't they get stubbed toe's and splinters very fast, especially after and during battles?

383 upvotes • majoortje

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What was the French, Ottoman, British and American (USA) reactions to the partitioning of Poland?

383 upvotes • TheFallenHero

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could the Americans have won the revolution without the help of the French?	384	zacharyjj
Do paper planes predate manned flight?	384	ThomwithnH
When laws like mandatory seat belts came into effect in America, was there push back from the public like we're seeing with mandated mask wearing?	384	MysteriousCorvid
Did the Nazis really spare “Aryan” soldiers the worst of war for reproduction purposes? - Oral history says they did	384	[deleted]
Economists around a century ago such as John Keynes thought increasing automation would reduce work to a few hours a day. Why were they wrong?	384	infraredit
Why did men stop wearing hats?	384	letusnottalkfalsely
How much Latin would Vercingetorix have spoken? How much Gallic would Caesar have spoken?	383	thelastvortigaunt
Why did the ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids?	383	Vladith
Did sailors/pirates really walk bare foot on wooden ships? Wouldn't they get stubbed toe's and splinters very fast, especially after and during battles?	383	majoortje
What was the French, Ottoman, British and American (USA) reactions to the partitioning of Poland?	383	TheFallenHero