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IAMA Request: An actual, real-life gold-digger.

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What kind of cuss words were used by Soviet-era Russians? Was any of the cussing based on religious terms?

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Were there any hunter-gatherer societies in Europe that survived into the historical era? If so, do we have written records of contact with any of them?

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How/why did the dialogue as a form of "nonfiction" literature go out of fashion?

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What was the life like in an abbey or monastery in the British Isles in the period between the Norman Invasion and the Black Death?

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Who actually wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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Were the more complex societies of pre-Columbian North America aware of the existence of writing in Mesoamerica?

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I was raised by parents in Sufism Reoriented, AKA the Meher Baba cult. AMA.

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Can anyone explain the reasons behind the invasion(s) that led to the partitioning of Cyprus?

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IAMA Request: Someone who has tried to have a book banned from a school library

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
IAMA Request: An actual, real-life gold-digger.	13	IAmA
What kind of cuss words were used by Soviet-era Russians? Was any of the cussing based on religious terms?	13	AskHistorians
Were there any hunter-gatherer societies in Europe that survived into the historical era? If so, do we have written records of contact with any of them?	11	AskHistorians
How/why did the dialogue as a form of "nonfiction" literature go out of fashion?	9	AskHistorians
What was the life like in an abbey or monastery in the British Isles in the period between the Norman Invasion and the Black Death?	8	AskHistorians
Who actually wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1964?	8	AskHistorians
Were the more complex societies of pre-Columbian North America aware of the existence of writing in Mesoamerica?	8	AskHistorians
I was raised by parents in Sufism Reoriented, AKA the Meher Baba cult. AMA.	7	IAmA
Can anyone explain the reasons behind the invasion(s) that led to the partitioning of Cyprus?	6	AskHistorians
IAMA Request: Someone who has tried to have a book banned from a school library	6	IAmA