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Why is Ancient Egypt so well known in popular culture but the other Bronze Age empires of the Near East are not?

200 upvotes • ManicMarine

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Did any Red Army soldiers on the Eastern Front survive in active service all the way from June 22 1941 to May 8 1945?

200 upvotes • wordsworthington

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How is it that the British aristocracy, who once lived magnificently, now are reduced to admitting paying visitors to keep their homes?

200 upvotes • videki_man

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How long were humans walking around completely naked? What is the oldest evidence we have of humans covering themselves?

200 upvotes • Roses_Are_Red

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How well connected were disparate Jewish communities in Europe in the Middle Ages and how did they communicate with each other?

200 upvotes • Doe22

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when they surrendered in 1945 did the high ups in the Japanese government know which of them selves the Americans would and would not charge with war crimes?

200 upvotes • grapp

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Why is the seat of government in the Netherlands called 'The' Hague instead of just Hague?

200 upvotes • vertexoflife

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Is there any truth to Gerudo persecution being the motivation for Ganondorf to invade Hyrule?

200 upvotes • JQuilty

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Suppose you visited Kyoto in 1447, suppose you visited Kyoto 1847. What differences would you find?

200 upvotes • grapp

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During Finland's civil war the left and right fought against each other in 1918. What values/beliefs would a prototypical left-wing Finnish person and a right-wing Finnish person have during (or leading up to) this time period?

200 upvotes • ryanrye

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Ancient Egypt so well known in popular culture but the other Bronze Age empires of the Near East are not?	200	ManicMarine
Did any Red Army soldiers on the Eastern Front survive in active service all the way from June 22 1941 to May 8 1945?	200	wordsworthington
How is it that the British aristocracy, who once lived magnificently, now are reduced to admitting paying visitors to keep their homes?	200	videki_man
How long were humans walking around completely naked? What is the oldest evidence we have of humans covering themselves?	200	Roses_Are_Red
How well connected were disparate Jewish communities in Europe in the Middle Ages and how did they communicate with each other?	200	Doe22
when they surrendered in 1945 did the high ups in the Japanese government know which of them selves the Americans would and would not charge with war crimes?	200	grapp
Why is the seat of government in the Netherlands called 'The' Hague instead of just Hague?	200	vertexoflife
Is there any truth to Gerudo persecution being the motivation for Ganondorf to invade Hyrule?	200	JQuilty
Suppose you visited Kyoto in 1447, suppose you visited Kyoto 1847. What differences would you find?	200	grapp
During Finland's civil war the left and right fought against each other in 1918. What values/beliefs would a prototypical left-wing Finnish person and a right-wing Finnish person have during (or leading up to) this time period?	200	ryanrye