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Who was "the English pirate known, no doubt aptly, as Fuckie Tom, plundering the China coast in his fleet of junks"?

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Folklorists, neolithic archaeologists: What's the deal with Laurasian Mythology?

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What's the best adaptation of The Romance of Three Kingdoms to enjoy with my young son? Or how about The Water Margin?

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Before electricity, how did Minnesotans do laundry in January (washing and drying)?

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If Ronald Reagan had the early stages of Alzheimer's while in office, who was running things?

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Is "Florida Man" a result of the Sunshine Law?

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Why did the Adena people and the Olmecs both deform their skulls? Were the two peoples in contact or related somehow, or is this just a "thing" for folks living 3,000 years ago or so?

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What's actually being cautioned against in this apartheid-era sign? (Spotted on /r/HistoryPorn, reads: "Caution: Beware of Natives")

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Over in /r/ChineseHistory, someone posted a link to the discovery of a Song Dynasty ship. It has a pointed bow and what looks like... well, a European profile, pretty much. Why isn't it shaped like a junk? (More questions within!)

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Was growing a beard in the mid 19th-century a sign of holding abolitionist sympathies?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who was "the English pirate known, no doubt aptly, as Fuckie Tom, plundering the China coast in his fleet of junks"?	19
Folklorists, neolithic archaeologists: What's the deal with Laurasian Mythology?	18
What's the best adaptation of The Romance of Three Kingdoms to enjoy with my young son? Or how about The Water Margin?	18
Before electricity, how did Minnesotans do laundry in January (washing and drying)?	17
If Ronald Reagan had the early stages of Alzheimer's while in office, who was running things?	8
Is "Florida Man" a result of the Sunshine Law?	8
Why did the Adena people and the Olmecs both deform their skulls? Were the two peoples in contact or related somehow, or is this just a "thing" for folks living 3,000 years ago or so?	7
What's actually being cautioned against in this apartheid-era sign? (Spotted on /r/HistoryPorn, reads: "Caution: Beware of Natives")	7
Over in /r/ChineseHistory, someone posted a link to the discovery of a Song Dynasty ship. It has a pointed bow and what looks like... well, a European profile, pretty much. Why isn't it shaped like a junk? (More questions within!)	6
Was growing a beard in the mid 19th-century a sign of holding abolitionist sympathies?	6