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To what extent is Portugal just another one of the Spanish kingdoms?

261 upvotes • Roob86

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Was the prohibition of alcohol as big a failure as commonly belived?

261 upvotes • darkhobbit2021

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When did people first realise the existence of a major time difference in different parts of the world?

261 upvotes • hermioneweasley

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Was Kim Il Sung a prominent political figure in Korea before it was divided into north and south?

261 upvotes • immortalnobody

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Why was Poland so badly treated compared to other occupied nations during WWII?

261 upvotes • ScreamingSkull

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Why does so many cultures have a Great Flood myth? Did a flood really occur or is it a mythological archetype?

261 upvotes • MysteryThrill

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How common was tank to tank combat in the Pacific theater of World War II?

261 upvotes • CannibalFruit

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How long have drinking games been around? Any interesting ones from pre-modern times?

261 upvotes • Mauser_X

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Did the Biblical story of the tower of Babel generate any opposition to the building of skyscrapers or other large buildings in history?

261 upvotes • Indica

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Frida Khalo wore a unibrow and light moustache; how would her contemporaries have viewed this style?

261 upvotes • didsomebodysaymyname

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
To what extent is Portugal just another one of the Spanish kingdoms?	261	Roob86
Was the prohibition of alcohol as big a failure as commonly belived?	261	darkhobbit2021
When did people first realise the existence of a major time difference in different parts of the world?	261	hermioneweasley
Was Kim Il Sung a prominent political figure in Korea before it was divided into north and south?	261	immortalnobody
Why was Poland so badly treated compared to other occupied nations during WWII?	261	ScreamingSkull
Why does so many cultures have a Great Flood myth? Did a flood really occur or is it a mythological archetype?	261	MysteryThrill
How common was tank to tank combat in the Pacific theater of World War II?	261	CannibalFruit
How long have drinking games been around? Any interesting ones from pre-modern times?	261	Mauser_X
Did the Biblical story of the tower of Babel generate any opposition to the building of skyscrapers or other large buildings in history?	261	Indica
Frida Khalo wore a unibrow and light moustache; how would her contemporaries have viewed this style?	261	didsomebodysaymyname