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Did Caribbean pirates smoke cannabis?

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What is the oldest specific date we know?

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Why was the d'Athée family specifically banned from holding royal office by Article 50 of the Magna Carta? What did they do that elicited such hatred that they were formally named in the agreement?

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What do the early stages of fascism look like, historically?

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How did Oklahoma end up with such a prominent panhandle?

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Has there ever been an instance in history in which mass protests actually stopped a government or nation from going to war?

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When did people start to become aware that humanity has gradually been improving technologically? Were the Romans(and others) aware that humanity once lived in caves, or at the very least at a lower level of sophistication? Did they then extrapolate to the future?

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What are the earliest examples of counterculture? (i.e. groups of people who dressed/acted differently and defied social norms just for the heck of it)

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In Muslim societies where polygamy was common, did people engage in threesomes? NSFW

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[deleted by user]	643
Did Caribbean pirates smoke cannabis?	640
What is the oldest specific date we know?	637
Why was the d'Athée family specifically banned from holding royal office by Article 50 of the Magna Carta? What did they do that elicited such hatred that they were formally named in the agreement?	636
What do the early stages of fascism look like, historically?	633
How did Oklahoma end up with such a prominent panhandle?	631
Has there ever been an instance in history in which mass protests actually stopped a government or nation from going to war?	626
When did people start to become aware that humanity has gradually been improving technologically? Were the Romans(and others) aware that humanity once lived in caves, or at the very least at a lower level of sophistication? Did they then extrapolate to the future?	625
What are the earliest examples of counterculture? (i.e. groups of people who dressed/acted differently and defied social norms just for the heck of it)	623
In Muslim societies where polygamy was common, did people engage in threesomes? NSFW	623