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NSFW Why do the Japanese blur images of a penis or a vagina yet at the same time are known for some of the most extreme and disturbing porn? How did such lopsided censorship come about? NSFW

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Why is 110V the standard for electricity in the US while in many other places it is 220V?

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What did the Chinese and Indian rulers of the day think of Alexander the Great?

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What is the earliest religion that we know about and what did they believe?

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Were the Vandals any more destructive than other invading tribes during the fall of the Roman Empire, or was there another reason their name became connected with vandalism?

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How did Mandarin Chinese come to use the question mark (?) and what was used before to differentiate written questions from statements?

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What/when was the first thing we can reliably say was traded between East Asia and Western Europe?

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During Manifest Destiny why did the US not try to annex all of Mexico and the rest of Central and South America?

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Historically have military vehicles, that require keys to start, like Jeeps had a unified design on the key that would let any key of a certain type start any vehicle of that type? If not why not?

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How did the "heart shape" come to be when it is so massively different from a real anatomical heart?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
NSFW Why do the Japanese blur images of a penis or a vagina yet at the same time are known for some of the most extreme and disturbing porn? How did such lopsided censorship come about? NSFW	1749
Why is 110V the standard for electricity in the US while in many other places it is 220V?	907
What did the Chinese and Indian rulers of the day think of Alexander the Great?	447
What is the earliest religion that we know about and what did they believe?	185
Were the Vandals any more destructive than other invading tribes during the fall of the Roman Empire, or was there another reason their name became connected with vandalism?	151
How did Mandarin Chinese come to use the question mark (?) and what was used before to differentiate written questions from statements?	136
What/when was the first thing we can reliably say was traded between East Asia and Western Europe?	82
During Manifest Destiny why did the US not try to annex all of Mexico and the rest of Central and South America?	47
Historically have military vehicles, that require keys to start, like Jeeps had a unified design on the key that would let any key of a certain type start any vehicle of that type? If not why not?	41
How did the "heart shape" come to be when it is so massively different from a real anatomical heart?	39