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Had the United States not annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii, is it likely that some other power would have done so?

660 upvotes • spikebrennan

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How did Yo-Yo Ma become a household name?

660 upvotes • Kelpie-Cat

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Prey (TV Movie 2022) takes place early 1700’s, and depicts a Comanche tribe living nomadically in the northern Great Plains. Did the Comanche ever wander north into the Dakotas, Montana, and Calgary - or was this a stylistic liberty the movie producers took?

660 upvotes • norsoulnet

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Is there a serious answer to the joke "How come White people conquered the world for spices but didn't use them in their food?"

660 upvotes • dukeplatypus

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One of the arguments given against Puerto Rican and DC statehood is that they would permanently alter the balance of power in the Senate. Was that same argument made against Hawaiian and Alaskan admission to the US?

659 upvotes • albacore_futures

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What is the likelihood that the naked marble statues would have been clothed in seasonal outfits?

659 upvotes • AnalllyAcceptedCoins

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How did Stalin get away with killing 700,000 top ranking military officials AND still have the confidence of his generals during WWII?

659 upvotes • sea_of_joy__

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George Washington is known for warning about the pernicious influence of political parties and polarization. But given how few democracies or republics there were in his day, what examples would Washington have been thinking of?

659 upvotes • Ganesha811

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Did the Muslims know the First crusaders were on their way to the Holy Land before they arrived or did they just appear on the horizon one day?

659 upvotes • FatumIustumStultorum

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Had the United States not annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii, is it likely that some other power would have done so?	660	spikebrennan
[deleted by user]	660	[deleted]
How did Yo-Yo Ma become a household name?	660	Kelpie-Cat
Prey (TV Movie 2022) takes place early 1700’s, and depicts a Comanche tribe living nomadically in the northern Great Plains. Did the Comanche ever wander north into the Dakotas, Montana, and Calgary - or was this a stylistic liberty the movie producers took?	660	norsoulnet
Is there a serious answer to the joke "How come White people conquered the world for spices but didn't use them in their food?"	660	dukeplatypus
One of the arguments given against Puerto Rican and DC statehood is that they would permanently alter the balance of power in the Senate. Was that same argument made against Hawaiian and Alaskan admission to the US?	659	albacore_futures
What is the likelihood that the naked marble statues would have been clothed in seasonal outfits?	659	AnalllyAcceptedCoins
How did Stalin get away with killing 700,000 top ranking military officials AND still have the confidence of his generals during WWII?	659	sea_of_joy__
George Washington is known for warning about the pernicious influence of political parties and polarization. But given how few democracies or republics there were in his day, what examples would Washington have been thinking of?	659	Ganesha811
Did the Muslims know the First crusaders were on their way to the Holy Land before they arrived or did they just appear on the horizon one day?	659	FatumIustumStultorum