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How did Project MKUltra maintain its secrecy so effectively for twenty years? Across 80 reported institutions, how was there not even one whistle-blower? What eventually compelled the government to go public in 1975?

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Did people in ancient Rome get divorced?

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Why does every major religion have their own interpretation for an afterlife (or some equivalent) except for Judaism?

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Why is vulgar/dark humor so common, even in antiquity? Why do most, if not all, cultures participate in activities like phallic graffiti? NSFW

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How were years determined/numerated before the advent of the BC/AD format?

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How have the ideas of "stranger danger" changed with regards to advances in the spread of information? Specifically, have the PSAs of the 20th century altered how individuals interact with "the unknown"?

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Excluding those with any political and/or military background, who has directly killed the most people in human history?

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Ignoring the ethical/moral implications, have protests been historically more effective when peaceful or violent?

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In the US, the idea of the SSN was implemented around 1935 in order to have a unique identifier for every American-born citizen. How did they provide an SSN to people born before then?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Project MKUltra maintain its secrecy so effectively for twenty years? Across 80 reported institutions, how was there not even one whistle-blower? What eventually compelled the government to go public in 1975?	2551
Did people in ancient Rome get divorced?	109
Why does every major religion have their own interpretation for an afterlife (or some equivalent) except for Judaism?	3
Why is vulgar/dark humor so common, even in antiquity? Why do most, if not all, cultures participate in activities like phallic graffiti? NSFW	3
How were years determined/numerated before the advent of the BC/AD format?	1
How have the ideas of "stranger danger" changed with regards to advances in the spread of information? Specifically, have the PSAs of the 20th century altered how individuals interact with "the unknown"?	1
Excluding those with any political and/or military background, who has directly killed the most people in human history?	1
Ignoring the ethical/moral implications, have protests been historically more effective when peaceful or violent?	0
In the US, the idea of the SSN was implemented around 1935 in order to have a unique identifier for every American-born citizen. How did they provide an SSN to people born before then?	0