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When and where did "101" become the standard code for an introductory course and how did that transition into everyday language?

312 upvotes • TomasTTEngin

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When Ivan the Terrible assumed the title "Tsar of All the Russias" which "Russias" was he referring to? Are/were there more than one Russia?

312 upvotes • RunRunDie

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Was there a theoretical endgame to Apartheid in South Africa from the perspective of White South Africans?

312 upvotes • mystical-me

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Virtual absence of Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire in Popular Culture

312 upvotes • Synochra

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How tall and well built were Knights compared to levied peasant soldiers?

312 upvotes • CASRunner2050

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My wife's grandfather has a couple of 'tear bottles' (tear jars?) - small glass bottles that he alleges were used to carry the tears of one's beloved in battle, or maybe to catch a dying soldier's tears. The latter sounds ridiculous. Any truth to the former?

312 upvotes • garmonboziamilkshake

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Why didn't the British and French declare war on the Soviets in 1939?

312 upvotes • Bunzlin8

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What do we know about Tiananmen Square's tank man?

312 upvotes • sixbrow

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Did the Soviets infiltrate the American anti-nuclear movement in the 80s?

312 upvotes • putinsbearhandler

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In the game Assassin's Creed 3, one of the core relationships is between the Native American protagonist and his African American Mentor. Works of fiction aside in the 18th Century through to the abolition of slavery what was the general attitude and relationship between Africans and Natives?

312 upvotes • Garfunkels_roadie

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When and where did "101" become the standard code for an introductory course and how did that transition into everyday language?	312	TomasTTEngin
When Ivan the Terrible assumed the title "Tsar of All the Russias" which "Russias" was he referring to? Are/were there more than one Russia?	312	RunRunDie
Was there a theoretical endgame to Apartheid in South Africa from the perspective of White South Africans?	312	mystical-me
Virtual absence of Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire in Popular Culture	312	Synochra
How tall and well built were Knights compared to levied peasant soldiers?	312	CASRunner2050
My wife's grandfather has a couple of 'tear bottles' (tear jars?) - small glass bottles that he alleges were used to carry the tears of one's beloved in battle, or maybe to catch a dying soldier's tears. The latter sounds ridiculous. Any truth to the former?	312	garmonboziamilkshake
Why didn't the British and French declare war on the Soviets in 1939?	312	Bunzlin8
What do we know about Tiananmen Square's tank man?	312	sixbrow
Did the Soviets infiltrate the American anti-nuclear movement in the 80s?	312	putinsbearhandler
In the game Assassin's Creed 3, one of the core relationships is between the Native American protagonist and his African American Mentor. Works of fiction aside in the 18th Century through to the abolition of slavery what was the general attitude and relationship between Africans and Natives?	312	Garfunkels_roadie