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During slavery in the American South, were there slaves of other races, or were there only ones of African descent?

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When did people start wearing underwear? Did men and women start to wear underwear at different points in history? And when did underwear start being something the majority of people wear?

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Has there ever been a mostly successful prohibition of a popular good?

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What was the official reasoning from the East German government for building the Berlin Wall?

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When was the last time two fighter jets went head to head in air to air combat?

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What was the general perception of Nazi Germany in the United States from around 1933 to 1939 (pre-WWII)?

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What's the closest that the United States has ever come to a military coup?

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When was the first point in history where most people in Europe (and America) knew what the Mona Lisa looked like?

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What in the mockumentary "CSA: The Confederate States of America" is accurate? What's laughably wrong?

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Why did Africa never have an industrial revolution?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
During slavery in the American South, were there slaves of other races, or were there only ones of African descent?	846
When did people start wearing underwear? Did men and women start to wear underwear at different points in history? And when did underwear start being something the majority of people wear?	280
Has there ever been a mostly successful prohibition of a popular good?	26
What was the official reasoning from the East German government for building the Berlin Wall?	18
When was the last time two fighter jets went head to head in air to air combat?	8
What was the general perception of Nazi Germany in the United States from around 1933 to 1939 (pre-WWII)?	6
What's the closest that the United States has ever come to a military coup?	4
When was the first point in history where most people in Europe (and America) knew what the Mona Lisa looked like?	3
What in the mockumentary "CSA: The Confederate States of America" is accurate? What's laughably wrong?	2
Why did Africa never have an industrial revolution?	1