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How did Medieval cities deal with heavy snowfalls?

231 upvotes • Lynfect

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Has there ever existed in any time or place a questing economy as it is seen in video games, where travelling adventures are paid for things like item retrieval or animal slaying?

231 upvotes • Craigellachie

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My government professor says this may be a KKK symbol that was never removed. Can anyone confirm or deny?

231 upvotes • teaker7

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Why was FDR's Second Bill of Rights abandoned?

231 upvotes • AngelaBennett

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Why is Napoleon referred to by his first name?

231 upvotes • bfitzcarraldo

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What made Islam so attractive to the West African, East African, and Austronesian rulers who converted?

231 upvotes • Vladith

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Why did Ronald Reagan switch from being a Democrat to a Republican in 1962?

231 upvotes • RugbyTime

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What happened to a squire after their knight died or was killed?

231 upvotes • Mikedermott

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How likely was it that a soldier under Alexander the Great in his Balkan campaign would still be in his army at the end of his campaign in India?

231 upvotes • Aassiesen

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When the USSR was breaking up, why did Russia put up so much of a fight to keep Chechnya compared to other SSRs like Ukraine or Kazakhstan?

231 upvotes • dazwah

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Medieval cities deal with heavy snowfalls?	231	Lynfect
Has there ever existed in any time or place a questing economy as it is seen in video games, where travelling adventures are paid for things like item retrieval or animal slaying?	231	Craigellachie
My government professor says this may be a KKK symbol that was never removed. Can anyone confirm or deny?	231	teaker7
Why was FDR's Second Bill of Rights abandoned?	231	AngelaBennett
Why is Napoleon referred to by his first name?	231	bfitzcarraldo
What made Islam so attractive to the West African, East African, and Austronesian rulers who converted?	231	Vladith
Why did Ronald Reagan switch from being a Democrat to a Republican in 1962?	231	RugbyTime
What happened to a squire after their knight died or was killed?	231	Mikedermott
How likely was it that a soldier under Alexander the Great in his Balkan campaign would still be in his army at the end of his campaign in India?	231	Aassiesen
When the USSR was breaking up, why did Russia put up so much of a fight to keep Chechnya compared to other SSRs like Ukraine or Kazakhstan?	231	dazwah