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How did prostitution work before contraception? NSFW

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What did Rudy Giuliani actually do that was so impressive after 9/11?

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Were the bodies of the 20,000 soldiers who died at Waterloo really turned into sugar?

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Did an escaped chimpanzee really enter the Élysée Palace and attempt to haul the wife of the French president into a tree in 1917?

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The Solomon Islands are a long way from the US and Japan (and in fact almost anywhere). Why did the Allies focus so much resources on recapturing, for instance, Guadalcanal rather than a place more proximate to Japan like Hong Kong or Singapore or Malaysia?

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Between 1799-1804 the young republic of France returned to de facto monarchy under Napoleon? What was the reaction to this in the other young republic of the United States? Were any parallels drawn as to this being a risk in the US?

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What happened to the man who was selling his car for $100 following the Wall Street Crash of 1929?

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Japan and the USSR were on opposing sides during WWII. They are also really close to each other. Was there direct fighting between the two? Did the Allies use Soviet land to launch attacks on Japan?

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Were there any attempted coups in the early stages of the United States?

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How on earth did the American government convince the American public to support the "Europe first" strategy in WWII?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did prostitution work before contraception? NSFW	2745	AskHistorians
What did Rudy Giuliani actually do that was so impressive after 9/11?	2123	AskHistorians
Were the bodies of the 20,000 soldiers who died at Waterloo really turned into sugar?	734	AskHistorians
Did an escaped chimpanzee really enter the Élysée Palace and attempt to haul the wife of the French president into a tree in 1917?	20	AskHistorians
The Solomon Islands are a long way from the US and Japan (and in fact almost anywhere). Why did the Allies focus so much resources on recapturing, for instance, Guadalcanal rather than a place more proximate to Japan like Hong Kong or Singapore or Malaysia?	14	AskHistorians
Between 1799-1804 the young republic of France returned to de facto monarchy under Napoleon? What was the reaction to this in the other young republic of the United States? Were any parallels drawn as to this being a risk in the US?	12	AskHistorians
What happened to the man who was selling his car for $100 following the Wall Street Crash of 1929?	10	AskHistorians
Japan and the USSR were on opposing sides during WWII. They are also really close to each other. Was there direct fighting between the two? Did the Allies use Soviet land to launch attacks on Japan?	9	AskHistorians
Were there any attempted coups in the early stages of the United States?	3	AskHistorians
How on earth did the American government convince the American public to support the "Europe first" strategy in WWII?	1	AskHistorians