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Has a mentally or physically handicapped person ever been the heir to a throne?

208 upvotes • ijflwe42

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During the 80s and beginning of the 90s, how close was South Africa to full-blown civil war?

208 upvotes • lethargicsquid

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Why was rum the drink of choice for pirates in the 1700's?

208 upvotes • JarlGrimnar0311

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What was the largest sum of money exchanged between two people in history?

208 upvotes • stupidrobots

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About the "Quality of Life" of Early Medieval Kings

208 upvotes • kurtgustavwilckens

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Are battle depictions of one or two extremely skilled swordsmen that kill dozens of men, while thousands of poorly trained infantrymen that usually die true?

208 upvotes • CraveKnowledge

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If the Scottish have been producing whisky since the 1300s, why are their oldest distilleries less than 250 years old?

208 upvotes • texaround

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Did the idea of showers come about after indoor plumbing or before? What were people's thoughts on switching from taking baths to showers?

208 upvotes • EchoesOfSanity

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How Germanised was Alsace-Lorraine between 1871-1918?

208 upvotes • Stealthstriker

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Suppose you're an English man half way through officer training when either of the world wars break out. Do you finish your course, or get sent to the front right away?

208 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Has a mentally or physically handicapped person ever been the heir to a throne?	208	ijflwe42
During the 80s and beginning of the 90s, how close was South Africa to full-blown civil war?	208	lethargicsquid
Why was rum the drink of choice for pirates in the 1700's?	208	JarlGrimnar0311
What was the largest sum of money exchanged between two people in history?	208	stupidrobots
About the "Quality of Life" of Early Medieval Kings	208	kurtgustavwilckens
Are battle depictions of one or two extremely skilled swordsmen that kill dozens of men, while thousands of poorly trained infantrymen that usually die true?	208	CraveKnowledge
If the Scottish have been producing whisky since the 1300s, why are their oldest distilleries less than 250 years old?	208	texaround
Did the idea of showers come about after indoor plumbing or before? What were people's thoughts on switching from taking baths to showers?	208	EchoesOfSanity
How Germanised was Alsace-Lorraine between 1871-1918?	208	Stealthstriker
Suppose you're an English man half way through officer training when either of the world wars break out. Do you finish your course, or get sent to the front right away?	208	grapp