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Is Buffy the first slayer to ever have died and been revived? If so, how is that possible?

248 upvotes • Quouar

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What is the story of April's Fools?

248 upvotes • derzaubererzwiebeln

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When were "Europe" and "Asia" invented?

248 upvotes • prehensilefoot

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How did historians view D-Day's tactical success before Operation Ultra was disclosed in the 1970s?

248 upvotes • ElectricSundance

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Why do Koreans hold one hand to their torso when exchanging payment?

248 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Akin to Hugo Stiglitz or "The Bear Jew" from Inglourious Basterds, were there any actual myths and legends soldiers during WW2 told or believed?

248 upvotes • durnJurta

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How did the Vikings navigate?

248 upvotes • svansson

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How did the US media and general population respond to the student protests of the 1960s? What was the dominant media narrative (praise, condemnation, discussions of free speech)? And what was the relationship between student activism and the greater civil rights and anti-war movements?

248 upvotes • aescolanus

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Given the population disparity between France and England, why did the Hundred Years War last a hundred years?

248 upvotes • CrabHelmed

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Lucio Russo in his book "The Forgotten Revolution" argues that ancient Greek science was as advanced as modern 18th century science. What is professional historians opinion about this work?

248 upvotes • AdLib27

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is Buffy the first slayer to ever have died and been revived? If so, how is that possible?	248	Quouar
What is the story of April's Fools?	248	derzaubererzwiebeln
When were "Europe" and "Asia" invented?	248	prehensilefoot
How did historians view D-Day's tactical success before Operation Ultra was disclosed in the 1970s?	248	ElectricSundance
Why do Koreans hold one hand to their torso when exchanging payment?	248	TheJucheisLoose
Akin to Hugo Stiglitz or "The Bear Jew" from Inglourious Basterds, were there any actual myths and legends soldiers during WW2 told or believed?	248	durnJurta
How did the Vikings navigate?	248	svansson
How did the US media and general population respond to the student protests of the 1960s? What was the dominant media narrative (praise, condemnation, discussions of free speech)? And what was the relationship between student activism and the greater civil rights and anti-war movements?	248	aescolanus
Given the population disparity between France and England, why did the Hundred Years War last a hundred years?	248	CrabHelmed
Lucio Russo in his book "The Forgotten Revolution" argues that ancient Greek science was as advanced as modern 18th century science. What is professional historians opinion about this work?	248	AdLib27