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How did "Ann Landers" (Ruth Cowley, Eppie Lederer) and "Abigail van Buren" (Pauline Phillips, Jeanne Phillips) come to so dominate the American advice-column genre?

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[WP] Dance battles are the only kind of battles that have ever existed. Today is the day you begin to teach your students about World War II.

89 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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The medieval era is often painted as being a very superstitious and unscientific one, but how accurate is this really?

83 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How effective were moats in preventing attacks on medieval castles?

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Did the Soviet Union have any black people living in it? What were their lives like?

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The reputation of the children's TV personality Mr. Rogers seems spotless - but was it? Did he generate any controversy or cause any problems during his career?

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Today's decision by a Turkish court that the Hagia Sophia can once again be used as a mosque is provoking unhappy responses from many Christians. Does any record survive of classical-era Pagans expressing displeasure about their temples/other buildings being repurposed into churches?

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[WP] "The thing most people don't know about me," said the President of the United States, "is that I slept my way to the top."

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[WP] You die and go to Heaven - only to discover that you are the first human being who has ever been able to do so.

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What board games, if any, were popular in the Soviet Union?

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How did "Ann Landers" (Ruth Cowley, Eppie Lederer) and "Abigail van Buren" (Pauline Phillips, Jeanne Phillips) come to so dominate the American advice-column genre?	89	AskHistorians
[WP] Dance battles are the only kind of battles that have ever existed. Today is the day you begin to teach your students about World War II.	89	WritingPrompts
The medieval era is often painted as being a very superstitious and unscientific one, but how accurate is this really?	83	AskHistorians
How effective were moats in preventing attacks on medieval castles?	81	AskHistorians
Did the Soviet Union have any black people living in it? What were their lives like?	79	AskHistorians
The reputation of the children's TV personality Mr. Rogers seems spotless - but was it? Did he generate any controversy or cause any problems during his career?	77	AskHistorians
Today's decision by a Turkish court that the Hagia Sophia can once again be used as a mosque is provoking unhappy responses from many Christians. Does any record survive of classical-era Pagans expressing displeasure about their temples/other buildings being repurposed into churches?	76	AskHistorians
[WP] "The thing most people don't know about me," said the President of the United States, "is that I slept my way to the top."	75	WritingPrompts
[WP] You die and go to Heaven - only to discover that you are the first human being who has ever been able to do so.	73	WritingPrompts
What board games, if any, were popular in the Soviet Union?	71	AskHistorians