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When the Soviet Union fell, were there interviews for elderly people who happened to still be alive from the Russian Revolutions and what their thoughts were on the U.S.S.R.'s rise and fall?

229 upvotes • Seeking_Psychosis

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I saw on a wine bottle that one of the crimes punishable by transportation to Australia in Victorian England was "Impersonating an Egyptian." Why would someone do this, and why was it such a serious crime?

229 upvotes • AsaTJ

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During the Crusades and the in-between periods, were there any notable figures who converted from Christianity to Islam or vice-versa? What happened to them? What was the fall-out of such a decision?

229 upvotes • Blutwolf

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Announcing the Testing of the "Basic Facts" Rule for the Month of March

229 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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How did Stonehenge remain intact until today without being seriously valdalized?

229 upvotes • Hairy96

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Why did the Vikings "stop viking"?

229 upvotes • icydepth

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Is popular/basic education-level history irreconcilably divorced from academic history?

229 upvotes • huzurarayan

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To what extent are stories about Diogenes true ?

229 upvotes • mxrcovani

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In 'The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns' it is said Truman never received letters from Ho Chi Minh asking him not to be blinded by the issue of Communsim and to intervene against French imperialism - why did Truman never receive these letters, despite there being copies of them in the Pentagon?

229 upvotes • JLP99

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If I’m Catholic and maintain Elizabeth I was illegitimate, then who should be the current monarch of England?

229 upvotes • The_Vicious_Cycle

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When the Soviet Union fell, were there interviews for elderly people who happened to still be alive from the Russian Revolutions and what their thoughts were on the U.S.S.R.'s rise and fall?	229	Seeking_Psychosis
I saw on a wine bottle that one of the crimes punishable by transportation to Australia in Victorian England was "Impersonating an Egyptian." Why would someone do this, and why was it such a serious crime?	229	AsaTJ
During the Crusades and the in-between periods, were there any notable figures who converted from Christianity to Islam or vice-versa? What happened to them? What was the fall-out of such a decision?	229	Blutwolf
Announcing the Testing of the "Basic Facts" Rule for the Month of March	229	Georgy_K_Zhukov
How did Stonehenge remain intact until today without being seriously valdalized?	229	Hairy96
Why did the Vikings "stop viking"?	229	icydepth
Is popular/basic education-level history irreconcilably divorced from academic history?	229	huzurarayan
To what extent are stories about Diogenes true ?	229	mxrcovani
In 'The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns' it is said Truman never received letters from Ho Chi Minh asking him not to be blinded by the issue of Communsim and to intervene against French imperialism - why did Truman never receive these letters, despite there being copies of them in the Pentagon?	229	JLP99
If I’m Catholic and maintain Elizabeth I was illegitimate, then who should be the current monarch of England?	229	The_Vicious_Cycle