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Does Gilgamesh reference meteorites? How long have humans known or understand what these are?

137 upvotes • ryan_holiday

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[US] How Did Emergency Responders/Services Respond To Non-Whites During Segregation?

137 upvotes • StopItRick

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Are there fewer disabled people in Germany as a result of Action T4 and other WWII-era euthanasia?

137 upvotes • Aerodamus

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How was Betty Paige viewed during the 1950's? Was she characterized as somehow less legitimate and more illicit than, say, Marilyn Monroe?

137 upvotes • rewdea

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When/Why did we (Americans) switch from saying "Huzzah" as a form of celebration to "Hooray" being the standard?

137 upvotes • Ochikobore

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Was heatstroke a big problem for slaves in the American south?

137 upvotes • awfulmemory

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In Bernard Cornwell's 1990 book, 'Sharpe's Waterloo', and in the 1997 TV adaptation of the same name, William II, The Prince of Orange, is portrayed as a militarily incompetent coward. What was the real Prince of Orange's military record, and is there any basis to Cornwell's polemnic depiction?

137 upvotes • Elm11

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Banking has existed for centuries, dating back to when most people were peasants. When did it become common for "regular" people to have their own personal bank accounts?

137 upvotes • Vambrosek

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Catholism has many and well known Crusader orders. Teutonic Knights, Hospitallers, Templars. Did Islam have any equivalents?

137 upvotes • Chrisehh

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What is the last recorded instance of intentionally ramming a ship during a sea battle?

137 upvotes • Brysamo

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does Gilgamesh reference meteorites? How long have humans known or understand what these are?	137	ryan_holiday
[US] How Did Emergency Responders/Services Respond To Non-Whites During Segregation?	137	StopItRick
Are there fewer disabled people in Germany as a result of Action T4 and other WWII-era euthanasia?	137	Aerodamus
How was Betty Paige viewed during the 1950's? Was she characterized as somehow less legitimate and more illicit than, say, Marilyn Monroe?	137	rewdea
When/Why did we (Americans) switch from saying "Huzzah" as a form of celebration to "Hooray" being the standard?	137	Ochikobore
Was heatstroke a big problem for slaves in the American south?	137	awfulmemory
In Bernard Cornwell's 1990 book, 'Sharpe's Waterloo', and in the 1997 TV adaptation of the same name, William II, The Prince of Orange, is portrayed as a militarily incompetent coward. What was the real Prince of Orange's military record, and is there any basis to Cornwell's polemnic depiction?	137	Elm11
Banking has existed for centuries, dating back to when most people were peasants. When did it become common for "regular" people to have their own personal bank accounts?	137	Vambrosek
Catholism has many and well known Crusader orders. Teutonic Knights, Hospitallers, Templars. Did Islam have any equivalents?	137	Chrisehh
What is the last recorded instance of intentionally ramming a ship during a sea battle?	137	Brysamo