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How republican was the Dutch Republic, given the continued existence of hereditary aristocratic lineages like the House of Orange? What did 'republicanism' mean in a Dutch context?

37 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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Why did torcs go out of fashion?

37 upvotes • -p-e-w-

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What were scientific conferences like in 17th century western Europe?

36 upvotes • bunnylover726

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How did people who lived in those extremely high and severe cliff dwellings manage to build the structures and then get in and out on a daily basis?

36 upvotes • Aware-Performer4630

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The discoverer of calculus seems to be a toss up between Leibniz and Newton. Who has the better claim, and what's the difference between the two men's methods?

35 upvotes • TheHondoGod

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How did Mexican Spanish come to be considered a "standard accent," at least in the US?

35 upvotes • ShahOfRooz

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Did people think apes look and act a bit like humans more than other animals before Darwin?

34 upvotes • evenwen

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When did it become normal to live alone ?

34 upvotes • kaiandersonsbaee

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When did it become consensus that it was a bad idea for children to drink alcohol?

32 upvotes • zerodarkshirty

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How historically significant was the WW2 internment of Japanese Americans?

31 upvotes • peas0000

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How republican was the Dutch Republic, given the continued existence of hereditary aristocratic lineages like the House of Orange? What did 'republicanism' mean in a Dutch context?	37	EnclavedMicrostate
Why did torcs go out of fashion?	37	-p-e-w-
What were scientific conferences like in 17th century western Europe?	36	bunnylover726
How did people who lived in those extremely high and severe cliff dwellings manage to build the structures and then get in and out on a daily basis?	36	Aware-Performer4630
The discoverer of calculus seems to be a toss up between Leibniz and Newton. Who has the better claim, and what's the difference between the two men's methods?	35	TheHondoGod
How did Mexican Spanish come to be considered a "standard accent," at least in the US?	35	ShahOfRooz
Did people think apes look and act a bit like humans more than other animals before Darwin?	34	evenwen
When did it become normal to live alone ?	34	kaiandersonsbaee
When did it become consensus that it was a bad idea for children to drink alcohol?	32	zerodarkshirty
How historically significant was the WW2 internment of Japanese Americans?	31	peas0000