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Why is the name Germany so different in many languages?

369 upvotes • tutydis

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AMA: Mexico since 1920

369 upvotes • Anne_Rubenstein

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Was the average Confederate soldier a strong proponent of white supremacy?

369 upvotes • Bathbodyworks

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Many movies of the 1980s seem to just "stop" rather suddenly by modern standards. Was this a trend that was commented on, or the usual standard that has since changed?

369 upvotes • Brickie78

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Classic philosophers usually mention God. What did they really mean? Were they actually referring to God, or was it added by translators?

369 upvotes • enlightendark

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I’m Brian Haara, here today (March 13) from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT to discuss my book, Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America, and to answer your questions about bourbon history and its interrelatedness with the history of American commercial law. AMA!

369 upvotes • SippnCorn

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Why did Zoroastrianism all but die out, rather than adapting or syncretizing with Islamic belief systems?

369 upvotes • echoGroot

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What did Native Americans and black slaves think of each other?

369 upvotes • sepukkudreams

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How loud would a medieval or renaissance European city been at night?

369 upvotes • Blargholath

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15 of Shakespeare's 37 plays feature suicide as a significant theme, how common was suicide in everyday life during the Elizabethan Era?

369 upvotes • zurbzurbzurb

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the name Germany so different in many languages?	369	tutydis
AMA: Mexico since 1920	369	Anne_Rubenstein
Was the average Confederate soldier a strong proponent of white supremacy?	369	Bathbodyworks
Many movies of the 1980s seem to just "stop" rather suddenly by modern standards. Was this a trend that was commented on, or the usual standard that has since changed?	369	Brickie78
Classic philosophers usually mention God. What did they really mean? Were they actually referring to God, or was it added by translators?	369	enlightendark
I’m Brian Haara, here today (March 13) from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT to discuss my book, Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America, and to answer your questions about bourbon history and its interrelatedness with the history of American commercial law. AMA!	369	SippnCorn
Why did Zoroastrianism all but die out, rather than adapting or syncretizing with Islamic belief systems?	369	echoGroot
What did Native Americans and black slaves think of each other?	369	sepukkudreams
How loud would a medieval or renaissance European city been at night?	369	Blargholath
15 of Shakespeare's 37 plays feature suicide as a significant theme, how common was suicide in everyday life during the Elizabethan Era?	369	zurbzurbzurb