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How has Christianity manage to gain so much popularity within China?

255 upvotes • tirano1991

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What is the origin of Fuzzy Wuzzy the Bear?

255 upvotes • ProfessorElliot

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How did the tumblehome design of steel warships fall out of favour and why was it so popular with the French?

255 upvotes • Malobonum

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I've often read that Newton called himself a natural philosopher, not a scientist. Even up til the time of Kant, I know Newton was still referred to in this way. When and why did we start calling folks like Newton scientists rather than philosophers?

255 upvotes • White___Velvet

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How did they people of Alsace and Lorraine feel about their annexation by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War?

255 upvotes • MissedAirstrike

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Compared to the mythical founding of Rome in 753 BC, how do modern archeologists and historians think the city was first founded?

255 upvotes • jimiticus

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What was the environmental/ecological impact of WW2?

255 upvotes • Mobysdickk

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Does Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda, have any relationship to the historical Honda clan of Feudal Japan?

255 upvotes • rikeus

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Yuengling is America's oldest brewery, founded in 1829 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. How similar is a pint of lager today to one from 1829?

255 upvotes • derstherower

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A lot of the public schools in the U.S. look like they were built in the 70s or 80s. Why do they mostly look the same? Was there a big push in refurbishing schools during this time?

255 upvotes • accaris

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How has Christianity manage to gain so much popularity within China?	255	tirano1991
What is the origin of Fuzzy Wuzzy the Bear?	255	ProfessorElliot
How did the tumblehome design of steel warships fall out of favour and why was it so popular with the French?	255	Malobonum
I've often read that Newton called himself a natural philosopher, not a scientist. Even up til the time of Kant, I know Newton was still referred to in this way. When and why did we start calling folks like Newton scientists rather than philosophers?	255	White___Velvet
How did they people of Alsace and Lorraine feel about their annexation by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War?	255	MissedAirstrike
Compared to the mythical founding of Rome in 753 BC, how do modern archeologists and historians think the city was first founded?	255	jimiticus
What was the environmental/ecological impact of WW2?	255	Mobysdickk
Does Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda, have any relationship to the historical Honda clan of Feudal Japan?	255	rikeus
Yuengling is America's oldest brewery, founded in 1829 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. How similar is a pint of lager today to one from 1829?	255	derstherower
A lot of the public schools in the U.S. look like they were built in the 70s or 80s. Why do they mostly look the same? Was there a big push in refurbishing schools during this time?	255	accaris