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How were German embassies treated in the allied countries during WWII?

237 upvotes • Jsnake666

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Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?

237 upvotes • AWholeNewApple

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Did the people who attended Genghis Khan's funeral know they were going to be killed before they went?

237 upvotes • _______bryan

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In Princess Mononoke there's a bit where someone shows some women a letter from the Emperor and they just laugh. Is it realistic to depict Emporer of Japan as being that little respected (during the Muromachi period) by commoners?

237 upvotes • grapp

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Did Deng Xiaoping really intend to invade Hong Kong if negotiations with the British failed? If so, how did he plan to do it?

237 upvotes • darkfang77

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How worried were Western Europeans about the Mongol Invasion? Was this reasonable?

237 upvotes • aidyfinn

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How did homosapiens cut their fingernails before a time such as the bronze age?

237 upvotes • canine_canestas

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How much control did the general of an ancient army (lets say Caesar) really have once a battle had begun?

237 upvotes • Dazzius

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Epic poems such as the Iliad and the Aeneid often make the gods look foolish and vain. Were the poets who wrote these poems afraid of angering the gods with such writings?

237 upvotes • IAmALlamaHearMeRoar

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I've been told that the original reason Judaism banned pork was because pigs in ancient near eastern cities used to eat trash, consequentially they weren't safe to eat. Is that true? Was sickness from eating bad meat more common in the Middle East before Islam & Judaism spread through the area?

237 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were German embassies treated in the allied countries during WWII?	237	Jsnake666
Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?	237	AWholeNewApple
Did the people who attended Genghis Khan's funeral know they were going to be killed before they went?	237	_______bryan
In Princess Mononoke there's a bit where someone shows some women a letter from the Emperor and they just laugh. Is it realistic to depict Emporer of Japan as being that little respected (during the Muromachi period) by commoners?	237	grapp
Did Deng Xiaoping really intend to invade Hong Kong if negotiations with the British failed? If so, how did he plan to do it?	237	darkfang77
How worried were Western Europeans about the Mongol Invasion? Was this reasonable?	237	aidyfinn
How did homosapiens cut their fingernails before a time such as the bronze age?	237	canine_canestas
How much control did the general of an ancient army (lets say Caesar) really have once a battle had begun?	237	Dazzius
Epic poems such as the Iliad and the Aeneid often make the gods look foolish and vain. Were the poets who wrote these poems afraid of angering the gods with such writings?	237	IAmALlamaHearMeRoar
I've been told that the original reason Judaism banned pork was because pigs in ancient near eastern cities used to eat trash, consequentially they weren't safe to eat. Is that true? Was sickness from eating bad meat more common in the Middle East before Islam & Judaism spread through the area?	237	grapp