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In the 18th century, Hawaiian emissary Ka'iana journeyed to the imperial court of China and to the United States. How did he make these voyages, and what did he bring with him? What were his goals? How was he received, and what did Ka'iana have to say about the people in the nations he visited?

138 upvotes • TendingTheirGarden

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Tuesday Trivia: Judaism! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!

138 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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Wikipedia states that the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people’s society may be compared to Libertarian Socialism. How accurate is this comparison?

138 upvotes • BBW_BBQ

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How did poor visoned visoned people get by before eye glasses were invented?

138 upvotes • ASaneSJW

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Its seems impossible that the English dice game Hazard could be invented without knowledge of probability. But modern probability was developed in the 16th century and Hazard was played in the 12th. Was there premodern probability theory?

138 upvotes • Independent_Oil_5951

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How socially violent was the change from pre-Christianity to Christianity in Scandinavia and do we know what "kind" of Christianity was preached in the stave churches?

138 upvotes • Audiowhatsuality

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How severe was the whiplash when black combat volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and later U.S soldiers in WW2 when they were as praised and highly regarded for their service as others, to the point where military segregation when stationed in allied countries were resisted by white locals?

138 upvotes • SerialMurderer

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Is there any truth to the idea that "St Patrick drove out the snakes" refers to paganism?

138 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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How relevant was gunpowder to the Europeans’ early military supremacy over native Americans?

138 upvotes • gil-famc

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What were Middle Eeastern countries doing during WWII?

138 upvotes • Beachwood45789

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In the 18th century, Hawaiian emissary Ka'iana journeyed to the imperial court of China and to the United States. How did he make these voyages, and what did he bring with him? What were his goals? How was he received, and what did Ka'iana have to say about the people in the nations he visited?	138	TendingTheirGarden
Tuesday Trivia: Judaism! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!	138	AlanSnooring
Wikipedia states that the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people’s society may be compared to Libertarian Socialism. How accurate is this comparison?	138	BBW_BBQ
How did poor visoned visoned people get by before eye glasses were invented?	138	ASaneSJW
Its seems impossible that the English dice game Hazard could be invented without knowledge of probability. But modern probability was developed in the 16th century and Hazard was played in the 12th. Was there premodern probability theory?	138	Independent_Oil_5951
How socially violent was the change from pre-Christianity to Christianity in Scandinavia and do we know what "kind" of Christianity was preached in the stave churches?	138	Audiowhatsuality
How severe was the whiplash when black combat volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and later U.S soldiers in WW2 when they were as praised and highly regarded for their service as others, to the point where military segregation when stationed in allied countries were resisted by white locals?	138	SerialMurderer
Is there any truth to the idea that "St Patrick drove out the snakes" refers to paganism?	138	The_Manchurian
How relevant was gunpowder to the Europeans’ early military supremacy over native Americans?	138	gil-famc
What were Middle Eeastern countries doing during WWII?	138	Beachwood45789