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Why is China one country?

243 upvotes • yakattack1234

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Islam requires its adherents to perform their compulsory prayers in Arabic even if they don't speak or understand the language. In its early days did Muhammad ever get posed with this issue with regard to problems faced by non-speakers?

243 upvotes • deputypresident

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Why did Japan side with Germany/Italy in the Second World War?

243 upvotes • [deleted]

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When did the first Jews returned after WW2 to Germany and how were they treated? Was there any justice within Germany for previous crimes? Did they recover anything like houses/savings/etc?

242 upvotes • Gabyto

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Why does no one live in Antarctica?

242 upvotes • Xamos99

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In a map from the early 1920’s, Yemen is depicted as being in a seemingly different place than today. Not as though it lost or gained territory but rather as if it has just picked up and walked somewhere else. What events led to this drastic change?

242 upvotes • AntsLiterallyOnFire

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By what quirk of history are two of the leading flour brands in the U.S. and Canada - King Arthur and Robin Hood - named after medieval English folk heroes?

242 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Did the Japanese suspect anything when the US didn’t bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

242 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did 4/4 and 3/4 become the standard rhythms in music in the Western world?

242 upvotes • unklethan

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Fantasy tropes often place character races in certain job roles (e.g. dwarves as smiths, elves as intellectuals, etc). What is the origin of these tropes and were they influenced by any real world racial/racist ideologies?

242 upvotes • Shinkaru

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is China one country?	243	yakattack1234
Islam requires its adherents to perform their compulsory prayers in Arabic even if they don't speak or understand the language. In its early days did Muhammad ever get posed with this issue with regard to problems faced by non-speakers?	243	deputypresident
Why did Japan side with Germany/Italy in the Second World War?	243	[deleted]
When did the first Jews returned after WW2 to Germany and how were they treated? Was there any justice within Germany for previous crimes? Did they recover anything like houses/savings/etc?	242	Gabyto
Why does no one live in Antarctica?	242	Xamos99
In a map from the early 1920’s, Yemen is depicted as being in a seemingly different place than today. Not as though it lost or gained territory but rather as if it has just picked up and walked somewhere else. What events led to this drastic change?	242	AntsLiterallyOnFire
By what quirk of history are two of the leading flour brands in the U.S. and Canada - King Arthur and Robin Hood - named after medieval English folk heroes?	242	WileECyrus
Did the Japanese suspect anything when the US didn’t bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki?	242	[deleted]
How did 4/4 and 3/4 become the standard rhythms in music in the Western world?	242	unklethan
Fantasy tropes often place character races in certain job roles (e.g. dwarves as smiths, elves as intellectuals, etc). What is the origin of these tropes and were they influenced by any real world racial/racist ideologies?	242	Shinkaru