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Why did the Toyota Hilux become the vehicle of choice for military and terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa?

219 upvotes • HugoWullAMA

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What happened to the Medici family after the 16th century?

219 upvotes • QuartzPuffyStar

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In Desmond Seward's "The Hundred Years War", the author refers to a royal bride as "sluttish". This struck me as a very harsh word to use in a history book, but I had also never heard it before. Why use this particular word over something like "promiscuous"? NSFW

219 upvotes • Oozing_Sex

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Why did the "lay" (or handedness) of ropes change?

219 upvotes • coolpapa2282

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Black GIs Introduced Koreans to fried chicken?

219 upvotes • SaltLifeTrans

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Sam Harris writes that "most of human progress arose in the West". Is this true?

219 upvotes • BookLover54321

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How is the American Revolution covered in history in Britain? What sort of light is it portrayed in, and what areas are focused on vs less so with others?

218 upvotes • thespencman

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Why are car-related words so different in British and American English?

218 upvotes • emsot

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How accurate is Slavoj Žižek's recent defense of The French Revolution?

218 upvotes • Kangewalter

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What would the odds be of Dua Lipa actually surviving the sinking of the Titanic?

218 upvotes • jibzy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the Toyota Hilux become the vehicle of choice for military and terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa?	219	HugoWullAMA
What happened to the Medici family after the 16th century?	219	QuartzPuffyStar
In Desmond Seward's "The Hundred Years War", the author refers to a royal bride as "sluttish". This struck me as a very harsh word to use in a history book, but I had also never heard it before. Why use this particular word over something like "promiscuous"? NSFW	219	Oozing_Sex
Why did the "lay" (or handedness) of ropes change?	219	coolpapa2282
Black GIs Introduced Koreans to fried chicken?	219	SaltLifeTrans
Sam Harris writes that "most of human progress arose in the West". Is this true?	219	BookLover54321
How is the American Revolution covered in history in Britain? What sort of light is it portrayed in, and what areas are focused on vs less so with others?	218	thespencman
Why are car-related words so different in British and American English?	218	emsot
How accurate is Slavoj Žižek's recent defense of The French Revolution?	218	Kangewalter
What would the odds be of Dua Lipa actually surviving the sinking of the Titanic?	218	jibzy