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Did Marilyn Monroe actually have sex with the Kennedys or was it all just unfounded gossip?

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How did people tolerate oral sex before the age of showers and personal hygiene? From art and literature, oral sex seemed to be popular for centuries. NSFW

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Why did the Austro-Hungarians perform so poorly in WWI compared to the other great powers?

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Why was feudal Japan able to quickly industrialize and Westernize in the 19th century, and why was China unable to do the same?

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How did New England become the least religious and most progressive region of the USA?

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How did Nazi racial ideology justify Germany being in an alliance with the Japanese, who were obviously not Aryan?

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Why are war ships always referred to in the feminine pronoun?

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Why wasn't there a Nuremberg trials for Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, etc after the US civil war?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Marilyn Monroe actually have sex with the Kennedys or was it all just unfounded gossip?	1396
How did people tolerate oral sex before the age of showers and personal hygiene? From art and literature, oral sex seemed to be popular for centuries. NSFW	1271
Why did the Austro-Hungarians perform so poorly in WWI compared to the other great powers?	33
Why was feudal Japan able to quickly industrialize and Westernize in the 19th century, and why was China unable to do the same?	27
How did New England become the least religious and most progressive region of the USA?	14
How did Nazi racial ideology justify Germany being in an alliance with the Japanese, who were obviously not Aryan?	3
Why are war ships always referred to in the feminine pronoun?	2
Why wasn't there a Nuremberg trials for Jefferson Davis, Robert Lee, etc after the US civil war?	2