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The Oatmeal just released this post about Christopher Columbus. How historically accurate is it?

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How long were Catholic Masses in past times?

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How did developing countries, say in Latin America or in Africa, prepared their population for a possible nuclear conflict during the Cold War?

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When did 'XXX' start to be used as the universal label for pornography and why?

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Have historians and archaeologists found some ancient common artifact or a reference to common ancient life that they mistakenly thought to be "sacred" or "ceremonial"?

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How long was the Catholic Mass in past times?

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Michael Jackson is often credited for breaking down racial barriers in music (specially on MTV) due to his early 80's success. How exactly did this happen? And how was the music video industry in racial terms back in the 70's-80's

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How seriously was Chivalry taken in medieval Europe?

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Before the invention of radio communication, how did a country at war communicate with their navy while they were out at sea? (Xpost from /r/explainlikeimfive)

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Was the RMS Titanic really considered "unsinkable"? And if it was, was that the reason why it had so few lifeboats?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Oatmeal just released this post about Christopher Columbus. How historically accurate is it?	1475
How long were Catholic Masses in past times?	28
How did developing countries, say in Latin America or in Africa, prepared their population for a possible nuclear conflict during the Cold War?	21
When did 'XXX' start to be used as the universal label for pornography and why?	12
Have historians and archaeologists found some ancient common artifact or a reference to common ancient life that they mistakenly thought to be "sacred" or "ceremonial"?	5
How long was the Catholic Mass in past times?	5
Michael Jackson is often credited for breaking down racial barriers in music (specially on MTV) due to his early 80's success. How exactly did this happen? And how was the music video industry in racial terms back in the 70's-80's	5
How seriously was Chivalry taken in medieval Europe?	4
Before the invention of radio communication, how did a country at war communicate with their navy while they were out at sea? (Xpost from /r/explainlikeimfive)	3
Was the RMS Titanic really considered "unsinkable"? And if it was, was that the reason why it had so few lifeboats?	2