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Why did Black Southerners in the 60s form insurgent movements within their state Democratic Parties rather than allying with Republicans?

344 upvotes • anschelsc

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Why were so many Popes called Urban? It doesn't strike me as a particularly biblical or pious name, so what made it stuck?

344 upvotes • [deleted]

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Do aboriginal Australians have artifacts or folk stories about neanderthals?

344 upvotes • Seaspun

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How did people in the past deal emotionally with high child mortality?

344 upvotes • gibberfish

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Were European explorers surprised to find Islam in regions such as The Philippines and Indonesia?

344 upvotes • BOQOR

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Why were Prussia and Russia's names so similar?

344 upvotes • donovanisthedonoman

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What was the legal system like in Nazi Germany? What would the proceedings in your average civil case look like? I know the People's Court was notorious for its show trials, but was procedure more normalized for non-political cases?

344 upvotes • rebelesq

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Why United States 'Congress' and not 'Parliament'?

344 upvotes • MXWRNR

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What were Napoleon's plans for Russia after defeating them?

344 upvotes • boringdude00

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Did all women back in the middle ages have long hair, or was having long hair more of a status symbol of wealth?

344 upvotes • Devchonachko

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Black Southerners in the 60s form insurgent movements within their state Democratic Parties rather than allying with Republicans?	344	anschelsc
Why were so many Popes called Urban? It doesn't strike me as a particularly biblical or pious name, so what made it stuck?	344	[deleted]
Do aboriginal Australians have artifacts or folk stories about neanderthals?	344	Seaspun
How did people in the past deal emotionally with high child mortality?	344	gibberfish
Were European explorers surprised to find Islam in regions such as The Philippines and Indonesia?	344	BOQOR
Why were Prussia and Russia's names so similar?	344	donovanisthedonoman
What was the legal system like in Nazi Germany? What would the proceedings in your average civil case look like? I know the People's Court was notorious for its show trials, but was procedure more normalized for non-political cases?	344	rebelesq
Why United States 'Congress' and not 'Parliament'?	344	MXWRNR
What were Napoleon's plans for Russia after defeating them?	344	boringdude00
Did all women back in the middle ages have long hair, or was having long hair more of a status symbol of wealth?	344	Devchonachko