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How did Latin spread to what is now Romania and persist there, despite Romania being surrounded by countries that speak Slavic languages?

219 upvotes • CatbellyDeathtrap

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What did medieval Arabs think about Ancient Mesopotamian ruins? How much did they understand their origins?

219 upvotes • megami-hime

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What's the story of the Irish monks that the vikings encountered when settling Iceland?

219 upvotes • CaprioPeter

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Where did Mansa Musa's fortune go? Was his Kingdom Mali a rich/powerful country prior to European colonialism, or were its fortunes were wiped through the years?

219 upvotes • corn_on_the_cobh

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What happened to American POWs of Jewish descent during World War II?

219 upvotes • GarthBrooksFan

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How did the 1920s look back at the 1820s?

219 upvotes • Fumblerful-

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Day in the life of a 50s Indiana sheriff- hand written logs. What type of organization might be interested in this?

219 upvotes • IDLH

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Announcing the Best Answers of November Award Winners!

219 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why did the Etruscans hardly ever sculpt in hard stone?

219 upvotes • Dctreu

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Why wasn’t the Roman Empire ever able to come up with a proper succession system?

219 upvotes • TheNonDuality

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Latin spread to what is now Romania and persist there, despite Romania being surrounded by countries that speak Slavic languages?	219	CatbellyDeathtrap
What did medieval Arabs think about Ancient Mesopotamian ruins? How much did they understand their origins?	219	megami-hime
What's the story of the Irish monks that the vikings encountered when settling Iceland?	219	CaprioPeter
Where did Mansa Musa's fortune go? Was his Kingdom Mali a rich/powerful country prior to European colonialism, or were its fortunes were wiped through the years?	219	corn_on_the_cobh
What happened to American POWs of Jewish descent during World War II?	219	GarthBrooksFan
How did the 1920s look back at the 1820s?	219	Fumblerful-
Day in the life of a 50s Indiana sheriff- hand written logs. What type of organization might be interested in this?	219	IDLH
Announcing the Best Answers of November Award Winners!	219	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why did the Etruscans hardly ever sculpt in hard stone?	219	Dctreu
Why wasn’t the Roman Empire ever able to come up with a proper succession system?	219	TheNonDuality