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What is the history behind the "missionary position"? How did the phrase become popularized? [NSFW] NSFW

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At least rhetorically, the USSR condemned American racism. But what did the Soviets think about Martin Luther King Jr. specifically?

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What was genre fiction like in the Soviet Union?

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Did the opening of Communist archives in the 1990s change historians' understanding of the Holocaust?

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Given how massive the Mongol Empire was, why isn't the Mongol language spoken more widely?

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During the Cultural Revolution, did Chinese refugees flee to the Soviet Union?

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How did fascists react to the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

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Is the claim that modern household appliances have actually increased the amount of housework women do true?

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When I see mentions of laws against “sodomy” in 18th & 19th century England, what acts are being referred to?

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When the came to North America, why didn't Europeans call moose "elk"?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the history behind the "missionary position"? How did the phrase become popularized? [NSFW] NSFW	216
At least rhetorically, the USSR condemned American racism. But what did the Soviets think about Martin Luther King Jr. specifically?	180
What was genre fiction like in the Soviet Union?	70
Did the opening of Communist archives in the 1990s change historians' understanding of the Holocaust?	37
Given how massive the Mongol Empire was, why isn't the Mongol language spoken more widely?	36
During the Cultural Revolution, did Chinese refugees flee to the Soviet Union?	28
How did fascists react to the Nazi-Soviet Pact?	15
Is the claim that modern household appliances have actually increased the amount of housework women do true?	14
When I see mentions of laws against “sodomy” in 18th & 19th century England, what acts are being referred to?	13
When the came to North America, why didn't Europeans call moose "elk"?	13