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What is the oldest event for which historians can pin an exact day, month and year?

257 upvotes • Acrobats

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Emperor Akihito of Japan wishes to abidicate, but cannot due to the current construction of the Constitution. Why is that?

257 upvotes • XBebop

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Why didn't Mao Zeodong try to take back Hong Kong from Britain after the PRC was created?

257 upvotes • Shashank1000

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Why are draft horses commonly used in farming in Europe, whereas the rest of the world used Oxen much more often? Cattle was widely available in Europe as far as I know.

257 upvotes • almmind

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When did everyday Romans realize their civilization was collapsing?

257 upvotes • Goosebaby

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Was the discovery of Australia and New Zealand kept secret from the general population of Europe, what was to stop anybody from heading there before a colony was formed? Also were there any myths about this new found land that the common person might have heard during the time

257 upvotes • gigiwijnaldum

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What would an Aztec wedding ceremony look like?

257 upvotes • brantaylor

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What caused the Flavian hairstyle for Roman women to be so different from previous and future styles?

257 upvotes • YouBleed_Red

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Was Fredrick the Great of Prussia homosexual?

257 upvotes • iThinkaLot1

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Floating Feature: Historical Women Badder Than Taylor Swift

257 upvotes • AnnalsPornographie

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest event for which historians can pin an exact day, month and year?	257	Acrobats
Emperor Akihito of Japan wishes to abidicate, but cannot due to the current construction of the Constitution. Why is that?	257	XBebop
Why didn't Mao Zeodong try to take back Hong Kong from Britain after the PRC was created?	257	Shashank1000
Why are draft horses commonly used in farming in Europe, whereas the rest of the world used Oxen much more often? Cattle was widely available in Europe as far as I know.	257	almmind
When did everyday Romans realize their civilization was collapsing?	257	Goosebaby
Was the discovery of Australia and New Zealand kept secret from the general population of Europe, what was to stop anybody from heading there before a colony was formed? Also were there any myths about this new found land that the common person might have heard during the time	257	gigiwijnaldum
What would an Aztec wedding ceremony look like?	257	brantaylor
What caused the Flavian hairstyle for Roman women to be so different from previous and future styles?	257	YouBleed_Red
Was Fredrick the Great of Prussia homosexual?	257	iThinkaLot1
Floating Feature: Historical Women Badder Than Taylor Swift	257	AnnalsPornographie