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How did Mexico lose to the United States in the Mexican-American war?

312 upvotes • Uncle_Washington

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I found an old highly upvoted answer on here that makes some very bizarre sounding claims about Roman sexual attitudes. Does this have any historical basis to it?

312 upvotes • Elphinstone1842

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Why was Muslim Spain unable to stop the Reconquista?

312 upvotes • christian-332

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Did marriages in America during the prohibition era include toasts? Would most people use illegal alcohol, use juice, or not do a toast at all?

312 upvotes • gnikivar2

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Im currently watching The Pacific, in Ep.9 there is a scene where a woman is booby trapped with explosives. How common was this on Okinawa? NSFW

312 upvotes • Ephetti

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Are there places still affected today by ancient armies who salted the earth in conquest?

312 upvotes • intrepid604

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Why do Italian cities change their names in English, but other countries like Spain and France retain the native name for their city?

312 upvotes • wheks

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Did indigineous Australians have the same problems with old world diseases (zero resistance to them) like indigineous Americans did when Euopeans arrived on their land?

312 upvotes • Popecockandballs

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Most modern Christian religions depict Jesus as a white man, but how was He portrayed by early Christians such as the Romans and Byzantines?

312 upvotes • val_lim_tine

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Why do figures in 16th-18th century paintings frequently seem to be pointing at something to the side of the frame, other than to tell us "shit's on fire, yo"?

312 upvotes • screwyoushadowban

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Mexico lose to the United States in the Mexican-American war?	312	Uncle_Washington
I found an old highly upvoted answer on here that makes some very bizarre sounding claims about Roman sexual attitudes. Does this have any historical basis to it?	312	Elphinstone1842
Why was Muslim Spain unable to stop the Reconquista?	312	christian-332
Did marriages in America during the prohibition era include toasts? Would most people use illegal alcohol, use juice, or not do a toast at all?	312	gnikivar2
Im currently watching The Pacific, in Ep.9 there is a scene where a woman is booby trapped with explosives. How common was this on Okinawa? NSFW	312	Ephetti
Are there places still affected today by ancient armies who salted the earth in conquest?	312	intrepid604
Why do Italian cities change their names in English, but other countries like Spain and France retain the native name for their city?	312	wheks
Did indigineous Australians have the same problems with old world diseases (zero resistance to them) like indigineous Americans did when Euopeans arrived on their land?	312	Popecockandballs
Most modern Christian religions depict Jesus as a white man, but how was He portrayed by early Christians such as the Romans and Byzantines?	312	val_lim_tine
Why do figures in 16th-18th century paintings frequently seem to be pointing at something to the side of the frame, other than to tell us "shit's on fire, yo"?	312	screwyoushadowban