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What exactly were the Japanese Fart Wars? NSFW

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[WP] There's a spot in your backyard that you can't look at. Even when you force yourself your eyes seem to simply shift away.

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I saw mention in a textbook of Christians who believed the Black Plague to be gods punishment and went around whipping themselves and others with chains or studded whips to atone. Does this have any truth to it? Wouldn’t this have spread the Plague more?

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As a Kentuckian, I’m not even sure how the Kentucky Derby became the dominant horse racing event. When did the Kentucky Derby become established as the most famous horse race? Why?

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[WP] As you look out the hotel window you see a homicide in another room. The murderer catches you looking from across the yard and starts counting the floors to yours.

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Why does radio static sound like it does?

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[WP] Tell me the story of legends such as King Midas or Achilles, but they have to be soldiers in World War 1.

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Why did US naval ships make the switch from dark blues and camouflage to flat grey post-World War 2?

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[EU] The Overlook hotel has gotten a new repair man for the winter and he’s bringing his family to stay. His name: Al Bundy

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In “All Quiet On the Western Front” there is mention of how German barbed wire was near impenetrable and that some sections had electric currents running through them. How much truth is there to this? What other methods were used to fortify trenches throughout the first World War?

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What exactly were the Japanese Fart Wars? NSFW	2627	AskHistorians
[WP] There's a spot in your backyard that you can't look at. Even when you force yourself your eyes seem to simply shift away.	41	WritingPrompts
I saw mention in a textbook of Christians who believed the Black Plague to be gods punishment and went around whipping themselves and others with chains or studded whips to atone. Does this have any truth to it? Wouldn’t this have spread the Plague more?	37	AskHistorians
As a Kentuckian, I’m not even sure how the Kentucky Derby became the dominant horse racing event. When did the Kentucky Derby become established as the most famous horse race? Why?	14	AskHistorians
[WP] As you look out the hotel window you see a homicide in another room. The murderer catches you looking from across the yard and starts counting the floors to yours.	12	WritingPrompts
Why does radio static sound like it does?	9	askscience
[WP] Tell me the story of legends such as King Midas or Achilles, but they have to be soldiers in World War 1.	7	WritingPrompts
Why did US naval ships make the switch from dark blues and camouflage to flat grey post-World War 2?	5	AskHistorians
[EU] The Overlook hotel has gotten a new repair man for the winter and he’s bringing his family to stay. His name: Al Bundy	4	WritingPrompts
In “All Quiet On the Western Front” there is mention of how German barbed wire was near impenetrable and that some sections had electric currents running through them. How much truth is there to this? What other methods were used to fortify trenches throughout the first World War?	4	AskHistorians