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Is this AskReddit comment about the U.S. Civil War not being about slavery accurate?

215 upvotes • middling_beelzebub

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What was the German plan if the French repelled their invasion in 1940?

215 upvotes • mystical-me

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Now that we can use genetic material to map population shifts and historical contact (intermingling) what has been the most startling revelations?

215 upvotes • NiagaraRises

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Why did Celtic culture in Britain survive a 400 year rule by Rome?

215 upvotes • MonsieurKerbs

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How did garlic become a common cooking ingredient across many disparate cultures?

215 upvotes • unclerudy

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Why is it that modern navies no longer employ privateers when it might have been useful say during World War II or I? When was the last time a privateer was employed?

215 upvotes • bluerobot27

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How common were body modifications (i.e. Piercing and tattoos) in medieval Europe?

215 upvotes • harrybro

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How much better trained was the Praetorian guard than the average Roman Legionary, especially during the times of Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius?

215 upvotes • woffo2

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Are there any accounts of Union soldiers primarily motivated to fight because they wanted to end slavery?

215 upvotes • StudebakerHotch

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Rules Roundtable #18: Why Wikipedia is not a source

215 upvotes • gingerkid1234

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is this AskReddit comment about the U.S. Civil War not being about slavery accurate?	215	middling_beelzebub
What was the German plan if the French repelled their invasion in 1940?	215	mystical-me
Now that we can use genetic material to map population shifts and historical contact (intermingling) what has been the most startling revelations?	215	NiagaraRises
Why did Celtic culture in Britain survive a 400 year rule by Rome?	215	MonsieurKerbs
How did garlic become a common cooking ingredient across many disparate cultures?	215	unclerudy
Why is it that modern navies no longer employ privateers when it might have been useful say during World War II or I? When was the last time a privateer was employed?	215	bluerobot27
How common were body modifications (i.e. Piercing and tattoos) in medieval Europe?	215	harrybro
How much better trained was the Praetorian guard than the average Roman Legionary, especially during the times of Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius?	215	woffo2
Are there any accounts of Union soldiers primarily motivated to fight because they wanted to end slavery?	215	StudebakerHotch
Rules Roundtable #18: Why Wikipedia is not a source	215	gingerkid1234