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What sort of influence has African-American culture had on Africa itself?

250 upvotes • Official_Soviet_Bot

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Why is Romania so "Roman"? They are the only country in the area to speak a Romance language and their name literally means "Roman", yet their actual territory was ruled by Rome for a relatively short period of time. What led to them becoming so Romanized compared to the surrounding area?

250 upvotes • derstherower

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Just before the fall of Constantinople in 1453 "The dome of the Hagia Sophia was lit up by a strange and mysterious light phenomenon" is there any historical conclusion on what this was?

250 upvotes • twin_number_one

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Why did the struggle for a shorter working day stop at 8 hours?

250 upvotes • TheIenzo

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is it true that most men throughtout history didnt procreate?

250 upvotes • Eonched

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Why was Ghandhi opposed to lower castes having political power?

250 upvotes • MakeTotalDestr0i

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Why did the Arab states fail in the War of 1948? Why did Israel Succeed?

249 upvotes • Pedantic_Me

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Is there any evidence supporting the occurrence of a "Children's Crusade" in 1212?

249 upvotes • Jon_Cake

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If you travelled back to 1920s London would the air quality be as bad as modern Beijing? ?

249 upvotes • schueaj

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How were black people treated by the Roman Empire?

249 upvotes • Denikkk

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What sort of influence has African-American culture had on Africa itself?	250	Official_Soviet_Bot
Why is Romania so "Roman"? They are the only country in the area to speak a Romance language and their name literally means "Roman", yet their actual territory was ruled by Rome for a relatively short period of time. What led to them becoming so Romanized compared to the surrounding area?	250	derstherower
Just before the fall of Constantinople in 1453 "The dome of the Hagia Sophia was lit up by a strange and mysterious light phenomenon" is there any historical conclusion on what this was?	250	twin_number_one
Why did the struggle for a shorter working day stop at 8 hours?	250	TheIenzo
is it true that most men throughtout history didnt procreate?	250	Eonched
Why was Ghandhi opposed to lower castes having political power?	250	MakeTotalDestr0i
Why did the Arab states fail in the War of 1948? Why did Israel Succeed?	249	Pedantic_Me
Is there any evidence supporting the occurrence of a "Children's Crusade" in 1212?	249	Jon_Cake
If you travelled back to 1920s London would the air quality be as bad as modern Beijing? ?	249	schueaj
How were black people treated by the Roman Empire?	249	Denikkk