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People today complain that a 40-hour work week doesn't give enough time for adulting (cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.) How did people get anything done outside of work during the industrial revolution when they were working 60-90 hours a week?

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There's no way to ask this without sounding stupid, but I'll ask it anyway: How did Portugal become a country?

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Was Blitzkrieg actually a new war strategy in WW2?

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Was it necessary for Hitler to go to war to enact the Final Solution?

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What's the real story behind "Let them eat cake" ?

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Did anyone actually burn the boats?

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Was "Trial By Combat" ever a real thing?

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Was there a version of "The Backrooms" liminal feeling before modern buildings?

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Did people 100 years ago think smoking was actually good for you or was it just the tobacco companies' ads trying to convince everyone?

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Did leather armor in the iron age have studs and spikes the way fashionable leather jackets do now?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
People today complain that a 40-hour work week doesn't give enough time for adulting (cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.) How did people get anything done outside of work during the industrial revolution when they were working 60-90 hours a week?	158
There's no way to ask this without sounding stupid, but I'll ask it anyway: How did Portugal become a country?	101
Was Blitzkrieg actually a new war strategy in WW2?	13
Was it necessary for Hitler to go to war to enact the Final Solution?	5
What's the real story behind "Let them eat cake" ?	5
Did anyone actually burn the boats?	4
Was "Trial By Combat" ever a real thing?	4
Was there a version of "The Backrooms" liminal feeling before modern buildings?	2
Did people 100 years ago think smoking was actually good for you or was it just the tobacco companies' ads trying to convince everyone?	1
Did leather armor in the iron age have studs and spikes the way fashionable leather jackets do now?	1