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When and how did spanking your wife stop being an acceptable and common practice in north america?

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Why was NAZI Germany so catastrophically bad at espionage and counterespionage. What enabled the Allies and the Soviets succeed as well as they did.

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How did K come to replace M as shorthand for 1000 and when did this happen?

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Where there any jewish uncle toms in Nazi Germany? If there were, how did they justify their support of the Nazi party and what eventually happened to them?

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Was either the Roman Empire or Roman Republic ever a nation state?

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Chicken seems to be a universal meat appearing in almost all cultures. How did this happen and where were chickens first used as livestock.

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Why were rats domesticated and how did having a pet rat become popularized?

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What happened to French soldiers taken prisoner by Germany at the beginning of World War II.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and how did spanking your wife stop being an acceptable and common practice in north america?	2084
Why was NAZI Germany so catastrophically bad at espionage and counterespionage. What enabled the Allies and the Soviets succeed as well as they did.	726
How did K come to replace M as shorthand for 1000 and when did this happen?	104
Where there any jewish uncle toms in Nazi Germany? If there were, how did they justify their support of the Nazi party and what eventually happened to them?	44
Was either the Roman Empire or Roman Republic ever a nation state?	15
Chicken seems to be a universal meat appearing in almost all cultures. How did this happen and where were chickens first used as livestock.	10
Why were rats domesticated and how did having a pet rat become popularized?	8
What happened to French soldiers taken prisoner by Germany at the beginning of World War II.	1