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Companies have been issuing stock since the 1600s. How did early stock markets work, without the benefit of instantaneous communication and centralized data storage?

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How accurate is the idea of "jail or the military" as a sentencing measure in the US, historically?

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How did Pan American Airlines go from a ubiquitous, world spanning brand to complete dissolution?

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My professor told me that Hitler Youth and League of German Girls camps were intentionally placed close together to encourage teens to "pair off" at a young age, is there any truth to this?

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Have the famous colonial American family lines survived into the 21st century, and if so, what has become of them?

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Why didn't UN forces during the Korean War wear blue helmets and drive white vehicles?

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When did wedding ceremonies in Western culture become stereotypically "about the bride"? (xpost from /r/asksocialscience)

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I am one of the initial political prisoners imprisoned in Dachau in 1934 by the SS. What are the odds that I survive until 1945 to be liberated by the Allies?

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Because Czechoslovakia was occupied by the USSR after World War II, what happened to the Czech government-in-exile that was stationed in London during the war?

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How did rationing affect the British Upper Class during the World Wars?

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Companies have been issuing stock since the 1600s. How did early stock markets work, without the benefit of instantaneous communication and centralized data storage?	230
How accurate is the idea of "jail or the military" as a sentencing measure in the US, historically?	188
How did Pan American Airlines go from a ubiquitous, world spanning brand to complete dissolution?	37
My professor told me that Hitler Youth and League of German Girls camps were intentionally placed close together to encourage teens to "pair off" at a young age, is there any truth to this?	30
Have the famous colonial American family lines survived into the 21st century, and if so, what has become of them?	17
Why didn't UN forces during the Korean War wear blue helmets and drive white vehicles?	16
When did wedding ceremonies in Western culture become stereotypically "about the bride"? (xpost from /r/asksocialscience)	13
I am one of the initial political prisoners imprisoned in Dachau in 1934 by the SS. What are the odds that I survive until 1945 to be liberated by the Allies?	12
Because Czechoslovakia was occupied by the USSR after World War II, what happened to the Czech government-in-exile that was stationed in London during the war?	12
How did rationing affect the British Upper Class during the World Wars?	10