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When and why did the US stop allowing (literal) boatloads of immigrants to just show up at a port and begin living in the US?

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How did mail work in the 1500s/1600s?

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It is considered extremely taboo for a country to enter the embassy of another country without permission, even when a wanted person is holed-up inside the embassy (e.g. Julian Assange). Has a host country ever raided an embassy without permission? What were the consequences?

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How much 'warning' did Catholic religious (priests, nuns, abbots, monks, friars, bishops, etc.) have prior to the Act of Supremacy in England? When did things begin to get really bad (i.e. arrest, torture, execution)?

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How common were overdoses from opium prior to regulation?

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Have Americans always been this passionate about their 2nd Amendment rights?

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How was mental illness dealt with in pre-modern societies in places like Africa or the Middle East?

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After WWI, Germany was economically crippled because of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. After WWII, were any similar sanctions imposed?

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How common were graduate degrees prior to WWII? What were the job prospects like for someone who had one?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and why did the US stop allowing (literal) boatloads of immigrants to just show up at a port and begin living in the US?	412
How did mail work in the 1500s/1600s?	45
It is considered extremely taboo for a country to enter the embassy of another country without permission, even when a wanted person is holed-up inside the embassy (e.g. Julian Assange). Has a host country ever raided an embassy without permission? What were the consequences?	15
How much 'warning' did Catholic religious (priests, nuns, abbots, monks, friars, bishops, etc.) have prior to the Act of Supremacy in England? When did things begin to get really bad (i.e. arrest, torture, execution)?	11
How common were overdoses from opium prior to regulation?	8
Have Americans always been this passionate about their 2nd Amendment rights?	6
How was mental illness dealt with in pre-modern societies in places like Africa or the Middle East?	5
After WWI, Germany was economically crippled because of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. After WWII, were any similar sanctions imposed?	1
How common were graduate degrees prior to WWII? What were the job prospects like for someone who had one?	0