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How could Scrooge McDuck have maintained his extraordinary wealth from the 1940s onward without destabilizing the entire world's economy?

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What was the popular and critical reaction to the first issue of Playboy Magazine?

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I've often heard it said that the ancient Romans were so culturally and ethnically non-homogenous that "racism" as we now understand it did not exist for them. Is this really true?

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If a moderately well-off citizen of ancient Rome wanted to take his family on a vacation, what sort of options would be open to him?

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By what quirk of history are two of the leading flour brands in the U.S. and Canada - King Arthur and Robin Hood - named after medieval English folk heroes?

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When the space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, was it just immediately accepted that it was an accident? Or were there fears that it was sabotage or an attack?

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Why have American warships come to have such seemingly unthreatening names when compared to their international counterparts?

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Given the incredible hostility the Apache leader Geronimo had towards the United States and white colonialism, how and why did he end up sitting for so many photographs?

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Pythagoras, Confucius and the Buddha were all alive and teaching at the same time; was there anyone in the world who might have been aware of all three of them?

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Were there any Nazi comic-book/film-reel superheroes? How did Nazi artists or government officials respond to American superheroes?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How could Scrooge McDuck have maintained his extraordinary wealth from the 1940s onward without destabilizing the entire world's economy?	286
What was the popular and critical reaction to the first issue of Playboy Magazine?	281
I've often heard it said that the ancient Romans were so culturally and ethnically non-homogenous that "racism" as we now understand it did not exist for them. Is this really true?	262
If a moderately well-off citizen of ancient Rome wanted to take his family on a vacation, what sort of options would be open to him?	254
By what quirk of history are two of the leading flour brands in the U.S. and Canada - King Arthur and Robin Hood - named after medieval English folk heroes?	242
When the space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, was it just immediately accepted that it was an accident? Or were there fears that it was sabotage or an attack?	229
Why have American warships come to have such seemingly unthreatening names when compared to their international counterparts?	204
Given the incredible hostility the Apache leader Geronimo had towards the United States and white colonialism, how and why did he end up sitting for so many photographs?	193
Pythagoras, Confucius and the Buddha were all alive and teaching at the same time; was there anyone in the world who might have been aware of all three of them?	170
Were there any Nazi comic-book/film-reel superheroes? How did Nazi artists or government officials respond to American superheroes?	155