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Why did Buddhism slowly decline in India and Hinduism flourish?

313 upvotes • heyangelyouthesexy

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Isis recently destroyed an ancient wall of Mosul in Ninevah, widely considered to be one of the most cherished hisorical landmarks in Iraq. What historic value does the wall have? What were the people like who built it?

313 upvotes • fuzzydakka

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Did the Ottoman Empire ever consider colonizing the Americas?

313 upvotes • Vladith

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What happened to all the sleeper agents posted in countries around the world when the USSR collapsed?

313 upvotes • NO_USERNAME_PROVIDED

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After the battle of Manila Bay many nations such as Germany were waiting on the sideline to swoop in and take the philippines. What was Germany's plan for the Philippines had the US refused to establish there?

313 upvotes • Doncuneo

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Why did the Titanic fail to avoid the iceberg?

313 upvotes • touchdownbane

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In the movie Kingdom of Heaven, Saladin is shown having a bowl of crushed ice to cool his drinks while he travels with his army. How did people make and keep ice back then? Especially in deserts?

313 upvotes • Vambrosek

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Why did people decide that American colleges needed to be accredited? Were there phony colleges popping up? Who was behind this move?

313 upvotes • MisterBadIdea2

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Since today marks the 2000th year since the birth of Julia Drusilla (known mostly for being the incestuous sister of Caligula) how much do we actually know about her?

313 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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I'm a greek hoplite at the battle of marathon who is not in the first couple rows of the phalanx. What are the odds that i see any combat?

313 upvotes • ny_giants

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Buddhism slowly decline in India and Hinduism flourish?	313	heyangelyouthesexy
Isis recently destroyed an ancient wall of Mosul in Ninevah, widely considered to be one of the most cherished hisorical landmarks in Iraq. What historic value does the wall have? What were the people like who built it?	313	fuzzydakka
Did the Ottoman Empire ever consider colonizing the Americas?	313	Vladith
What happened to all the sleeper agents posted in countries around the world when the USSR collapsed?	313	NO_USERNAME_PROVIDED
After the battle of Manila Bay many nations such as Germany were waiting on the sideline to swoop in and take the philippines. What was Germany's plan for the Philippines had the US refused to establish there?	313	Doncuneo
Why did the Titanic fail to avoid the iceberg?	313	touchdownbane
In the movie Kingdom of Heaven, Saladin is shown having a bowl of crushed ice to cool his drinks while he travels with his army. How did people make and keep ice back then? Especially in deserts?	313	Vambrosek
Why did people decide that American colleges needed to be accredited? Were there phony colleges popping up? Who was behind this move?	313	MisterBadIdea2
Since today marks the 2000th year since the birth of Julia Drusilla (known mostly for being the incestuous sister of Caligula) how much do we actually know about her?	313	Paulie_Gatto
I'm a greek hoplite at the battle of marathon who is not in the first couple rows of the phalanx. What are the odds that i see any combat?	313	ny_giants