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What was the reaction throughout the Islamic world to the first moon landing in 1969?

317 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Why did the United States Navy switch from four twin turrets to three triple turrets for their capital ships?

317 upvotes • 2007Hokie

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Why did the English people previously see the Irish and Scottish Celts as racially inferior?

317 upvotes • samj234

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I occasionally hear that it was once possible to cross Spain from tree to tree, without touching the ground. is there any historical basis for this claim?

317 upvotes • irrational_skeptic

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What would typically happen to the king of a conquered nation in medieval Europe?

317 upvotes • wolfman1911

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It is the year 400AD, and I am a Roman student studying history. What is the scope and precision of information I am being taught about the neolithic and bronze ages?

317 upvotes • SquishyTentacles

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I've read that Christ spoke Aramaic. Since his trial and sentencing and execution all had (what I assume to be) Latin speaking Romans, would he have even understood what was going on?

317 upvotes • fathercthulu

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How the human discovered cheese?

317 upvotes • Ceeker95

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How did the Hanseatic League enforce their monopoly on trade in Northern Europe?

317 upvotes • stressedalmostwriter

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How did Western-style clothing end up spreading throughout the vast majority of the world?

317 upvotes • khoreshtefesenjoon

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the reaction throughout the Islamic world to the first moon landing in 1969?	317	WileECyrus
Why did the United States Navy switch from four twin turrets to three triple turrets for their capital ships?	317	2007Hokie
Why did the English people previously see the Irish and Scottish Celts as racially inferior?	317	samj234
I occasionally hear that it was once possible to cross Spain from tree to tree, without touching the ground. is there any historical basis for this claim?	317	irrational_skeptic
What would typically happen to the king of a conquered nation in medieval Europe?	317	wolfman1911
It is the year 400AD, and I am a Roman student studying history. What is the scope and precision of information I am being taught about the neolithic and bronze ages?	317	SquishyTentacles
I've read that Christ spoke Aramaic. Since his trial and sentencing and execution all had (what I assume to be) Latin speaking Romans, would he have even understood what was going on?	317	fathercthulu
How the human discovered cheese?	317	Ceeker95
How did the Hanseatic League enforce their monopoly on trade in Northern Europe?	317	stressedalmostwriter
How did Western-style clothing end up spreading throughout the vast majority of the world?	317	khoreshtefesenjoon