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What was Ghengis Khan's motivation behind his intense religious tolerance?

360 upvotes • Lego349

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During the Roman empire, who were the most bad ass gladiators that actually won their freedom? Did they have any prior military knowledge and what happens after they were set free?

360 upvotes • voscility

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Why did England occupy Iceland and the Faeroes during WWII?

360 upvotes • vertexoflife

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In 1211, Genghis Khan had 200 000 men march 450 miles to Pekin. How did they get the resources like food and water to sustain so many men for such a long time?

360 upvotes • [deleted]

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In 1938 Neville Chamberlain came back from Munich with the agreement and claimed it was "Peace for our time". Did he really believe that? Did people believe him when he said it?

360 upvotes • Bodafon

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When and why did "chief," as opposed to any other high-ranking title, become the standard English title held by Aboriginal American leaders?

360 upvotes • Zhankfor

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Where does the "Redneck" and "Hillybilly" culture of America come from? I am a white dude from the mountains of South Western Virginia and I am curious about my people.

360 upvotes • rahl422000

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Did Soviet planners ever think they had a realistic chance of overrunning NATO and conquering Western Europe in a conventional war? What about NATO?

360 upvotes • ALABAMA_LEPRECHAUN_

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Were there serial killers in antiquity, as in ancient Rome for example?

360 upvotes • Bobarhino

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When and why did people start to use bits in horses mouths? It's becoming popular to ride bitless nowadays because people don't see a point in bits anymore

360 upvotes • May_84

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was Ghengis Khan's motivation behind his intense religious tolerance?	360	Lego349
During the Roman empire, who were the most bad ass gladiators that actually won their freedom? Did they have any prior military knowledge and what happens after they were set free?	360	voscility
Why did England occupy Iceland and the Faeroes during WWII?	360	vertexoflife
In 1211, Genghis Khan had 200 000 men march 450 miles to Pekin. How did they get the resources like food and water to sustain so many men for such a long time?	360	[deleted]
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain came back from Munich with the agreement and claimed it was "Peace for our time". Did he really believe that? Did people believe him when he said it?	360	Bodafon
When and why did "chief," as opposed to any other high-ranking title, become the standard English title held by Aboriginal American leaders?	360	Zhankfor
Where does the "Redneck" and "Hillybilly" culture of America come from? I am a white dude from the mountains of South Western Virginia and I am curious about my people.	360	rahl422000
Did Soviet planners ever think they had a realistic chance of overrunning NATO and conquering Western Europe in a conventional war? What about NATO?	360	ALABAMA_LEPRECHAUN_
Were there serial killers in antiquity, as in ancient Rome for example?	360	Bobarhino
When and why did people start to use bits in horses mouths? It's becoming popular to ride bitless nowadays because people don't see a point in bits anymore	360	May_84