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What were the motives behind Caesar's invasion of Britain?

224 upvotes • fudgerudders

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Was the Spanish transition to democracy facilitated by terrorist group ETA's assassination of Franco's successor in 1973?

224 upvotes • Hypochamber

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In Band of Brothers, after the war in Germany was over and Germans were working with Americans, why was there a running line in the show about "Don't salute the Germans."

224 upvotes • weRborg

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Why didn't the Americans use any Heavy Tanks during WWII?

224 upvotes • Cohacq

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Did Kaiser Wilhelm II ever record his thoughts on Nazi Germany?

224 upvotes • -Canadian

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Tarring and feathering was a relatively common (though extralegal) punishment until recent times. Did the recipient usually suffer any permanent damage from burns, or was it more for the sake of humiliation?

224 upvotes • vendetta2115

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Was there any attempt in roman religion to incorporate Jesus or any person in the Trinity into a larger pantheon? Did it ever just happen by diffusion?

224 upvotes • Oedium

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Of the two major variants of the lowercase A, why is "a" usually used in print and on computers instead of ɑ?

224 upvotes • Aqwis

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What was the international drug trade like before the second world war?

224 upvotes • Applespider

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Why did Thomas Jefferson have slaves if he believed everyone was entitled to freedom? Was it because he thought could treat them fairly?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What were the motives behind Caesar's invasion of Britain?	224	fudgerudders
Was the Spanish transition to democracy facilitated by terrorist group ETA's assassination of Franco's successor in 1973?	224	Hypochamber
In Band of Brothers, after the war in Germany was over and Germans were working with Americans, why was there a running line in the show about "Don't salute the Germans."	224	weRborg
Why didn't the Americans use any Heavy Tanks during WWII?	224	Cohacq
Did Kaiser Wilhelm II ever record his thoughts on Nazi Germany?	224	-Canadian
Tarring and feathering was a relatively common (though extralegal) punishment until recent times. Did the recipient usually suffer any permanent damage from burns, or was it more for the sake of humiliation?	224	vendetta2115
Was there any attempt in roman religion to incorporate Jesus or any person in the Trinity into a larger pantheon? Did it ever just happen by diffusion?	224	Oedium
Of the two major variants of the lowercase A, why is "a" usually used in print and on computers instead of ɑ?	224	Aqwis
What was the international drug trade like before the second world war?	224	Applespider
Why did Thomas Jefferson have slaves if he believed everyone was entitled to freedom? Was it because he thought could treat them fairly?	224	TrueTimmy