/u/TheJucheisLoose's posts
When and why did cigarettes replace pipes, cigars, and hookahs as the primary means of consuming tobacco in the world?
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What exactly was the role of the second in a duel? Apart from moral support, what duties would he perform?
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In Exodus 3, God instructs Moses to remove his shoes before coming close to the burning bush, as the ground near it is sanctified. Was it a common practice to remove one's shoes in holy places in the ancient Levant?
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Why did the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S. begin massively increasing the rate of inflation of the dollar around 1970?
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In the early 1960s, South Vietnamese Buddhists heavily protested bad treatment by the ruling Catholic minority. Were there similar protests by Buddhists in the North due to communism's anti-religion policies?
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How did wealthy European families of the previous centuries learn (and learn of) the popular dances of their time?
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During apartheid, South Africa had one of the strongest economies on the continent. Why did it perform better than other, freer countries in Africa?
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Why did Frank and Jesse James garner a popular reputation as heroes when in point of fact they were chiefly cold-blooded killers and thieves?
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Max Planck said: "Science progresses not because scientists change their minds, but rather because scientists attached to erroneous views die, and are replaced." Has this proven true since the advent of the modern era?
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