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How do we know if history is made up or not?

138 upvotes • mikespanj

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How did Haile Selassie come to be associated with Rastafarianism? What prompted the Jamaicans revere an East African monarch as their living god?

138 upvotes • GulleMann

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The World War II Battlefield V Panel AMA

138 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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When a barbarian tribe migrated in antiquity, what actually happened? Did they just all leave farmland and houses bare? Did people who were doing well stay, and only surplus people leave?

138 upvotes • jkvatterholm

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The Aztecs and the Tlaxcalans would capture each other for sacrifice and sometimes invite the others to watch because they shared a religious tradition - did they share a "church" hierarchy as well?

138 upvotes • Sanglorian

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Why is army, division, brigade, etc... numbering so seemingly random?

138 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Why is the EU not touted as a modern diplomatic masterpiece of a nation, while we still glorify the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Emprie?

138 upvotes • TechnicMango

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Greek kings ruled over parts of Central Asia for hundreds of years. How, if at all, does their influence remain visible?

138 upvotes • Nordic_ned

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Strange structures on the top of African Post Offices.

138 upvotes • 7ransist0r

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The 1921 death of actress Virginia Rappe after a wild Hollywood party is considered one of the first major scandals in Hollywood. What actually happened to Rappe, and how did the subsequent trials impact the American public's opinion of the film industry and faith in the criminal justice system?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do we know if history is made up or not?	138	mikespanj
How did Haile Selassie come to be associated with Rastafarianism? What prompted the Jamaicans revere an East African monarch as their living god?	138	GulleMann
The World War II Battlefield V Panel AMA	138	Georgy_K_Zhukov
When a barbarian tribe migrated in antiquity, what actually happened? Did they just all leave farmland and houses bare? Did people who were doing well stay, and only surplus people leave?	138	jkvatterholm
The Aztecs and the Tlaxcalans would capture each other for sacrifice and sometimes invite the others to watch because they shared a religious tradition - did they share a "church" hierarchy as well?	138	Sanglorian
Why is army, division, brigade, etc... numbering so seemingly random?	138	Pashahlis
Why is the EU not touted as a modern diplomatic masterpiece of a nation, while we still glorify the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Emprie?	138	TechnicMango
Greek kings ruled over parts of Central Asia for hundreds of years. How, if at all, does their influence remain visible?	138	Nordic_ned
Strange structures on the top of African Post Offices.	138	7ransist0r
The 1921 death of actress Virginia Rappe after a wild Hollywood party is considered one of the first major scandals in Hollywood. What actually happened to Rappe, and how did the subsequent trials impact the American public's opinion of the film industry and faith in the criminal justice system?	138	HexAppendix