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What is the oldest treaty still in force?

315 upvotes • mllemonique

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Is there anyone alive today that can claim that they are a direct descendent from the Egyptian pharaoh?

315 upvotes • Your_Cover_Fire

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I have inherited the title Seyyed and am wondering if I can actually be a descendant of Muhammed?

315 upvotes • TheCynicalDick

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Has the person that Secret Service was tasked to protect ever actually initiated a physical confrontation, and if so, how did the Secret Service respond?

315 upvotes • Cyclot

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When and how did Auld Lang Syne become a New Years song?

315 upvotes • Gama_Rex

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Was Atatürk aware of/complicit in the Armenian Genocide?

315 upvotes • Henners1991

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the Rubik's cube was invented in 70s communist Hungary; height of the cold war. How did they do business with non-communist nations?

315 upvotes • Dringringringringrin

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How did Zoroastrians manage the death of Zoroastrian travelers?

315 upvotes • LausanneDC

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Was there a variant of the “how many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb” joke before the invention of electricity?

315 upvotes • Murmur322

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It's 1300 and a Welshman, a Saxon Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scottish Highlander walk into a tavern. Can any of them communicate with each other at all?

315 upvotes • TerynMDShaw

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest treaty still in force?	315	mllemonique
Is there anyone alive today that can claim that they are a direct descendent from the Egyptian pharaoh?	315	Your_Cover_Fire
I have inherited the title Seyyed and am wondering if I can actually be a descendant of Muhammed?	315	TheCynicalDick
Has the person that Secret Service was tasked to protect ever actually initiated a physical confrontation, and if so, how did the Secret Service respond?	315	Cyclot
When and how did Auld Lang Syne become a New Years song?	315	Gama_Rex
Was Atatürk aware of/complicit in the Armenian Genocide?	315	Henners1991
the Rubik's cube was invented in 70s communist Hungary; height of the cold war. How did they do business with non-communist nations?	315	Dringringringringrin
How did Zoroastrians manage the death of Zoroastrian travelers?	315	LausanneDC
Was there a variant of the “how many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb” joke before the invention of electricity?	315	Murmur322
It's 1300 and a Welshman, a Saxon Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scottish Highlander walk into a tavern. Can any of them communicate with each other at all?	315	TerynMDShaw