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What is the earliest recorded use of a mascot or 'nickname' associated with an organisation (does not necessarily have to be sports)?

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On /r/til I read that Nikola Tesla would not speak to women who wore pearl jewelry. Is this true? If so, what was the reasoning behind it?

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What was the intended role of Louis XIV's police force founded in 1667? Why is it considered the first "modern" police force?

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What was the relationship like between Buryats and Khalkha Mongols, from, say 1200-1400?

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How were large university exams given before the introduction of xerography (1938)? How did the lack of modern printers alter exam format?

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What was the citizenship status of Lithuanians who left Lithuania before 1919, but did not naturalizer elsewhere until later?

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Why and how did the Vietnamese wind up using a Latin alphabet?

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Why did the Warsaw Pact intervene in Czechoslovakia in 1968 but not in Poland in 1980?

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Why did Khrushchev give Crimea to Ukraine?

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Right now there are ~200 independent governments on earth. How much has this number fluctuated through different periods of history?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the earliest recorded use of a mascot or 'nickname' associated with an organisation (does not necessarily have to be sports)?	24
On /r/til I read that Nikola Tesla would not speak to women who wore pearl jewelry. Is this true? If so, what was the reasoning behind it?	21
What was the intended role of Louis XIV's police force founded in 1667? Why is it considered the first "modern" police force?	16
What was the relationship like between Buryats and Khalkha Mongols, from, say 1200-1400?	15
How were large university exams given before the introduction of xerography (1938)? How did the lack of modern printers alter exam format?	13
What was the citizenship status of Lithuanians who left Lithuania before 1919, but did not naturalizer elsewhere until later?	11
Why and how did the Vietnamese wind up using a Latin alphabet?	9
Why did the Warsaw Pact intervene in Czechoslovakia in 1968 but not in Poland in 1980?	7
Why did Khrushchev give Crimea to Ukraine?	6
Right now there are ~200 independent governments on earth. How much has this number fluctuated through different periods of history?	5