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Which is Shakespeare's most historically accurate play?

205 upvotes • eternalkerri

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Is there strong evidence that what we think of as the first civilizations (Sumer, Harappa, etc) weren't actually the first ones?

205 upvotes • ReihEhcsaSlaSthcin

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Why do classic superheroes wear capes?

205 upvotes • bopollo

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Vatican City during WWII; What, if any, influence did they have. Did they remain strictly neutral?

205 upvotes • Workacc1

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How aware were people in 'ancient' times that civilisation was a new thing?

205 upvotes • TurielD

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Have Muslim and Mormon communities historically forbid group sex among spouses?

205 upvotes • Vladith

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What was Lincoln's attitude toward the Native Americans? How did he treat them during the presidency?

205 upvotes • Merovingian42

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How was it that so many millions of destitute poor people from europe could afford to travel to America as immigrants? Hasn't long distance travel historically been limited mostly to the wealthy?

205 upvotes • thewilloftheuniverse

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Why was the transatlantic accent popular in older Hollywood films? Why did it decline?

205 upvotes • WaterPie

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Why did Alaska and Hawaii become states but the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the other Pacific islands did not?

205 upvotes • waatpies

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Which is Shakespeare's most historically accurate play?	205	eternalkerri
Is there strong evidence that what we think of as the first civilizations (Sumer, Harappa, etc) weren't actually the first ones?	205	ReihEhcsaSlaSthcin
Why do classic superheroes wear capes?	205	bopollo
Vatican City during WWII; What, if any, influence did they have. Did they remain strictly neutral?	205	Workacc1
How aware were people in 'ancient' times that civilisation was a new thing?	205	TurielD
Have Muslim and Mormon communities historically forbid group sex among spouses?	205	Vladith
What was Lincoln's attitude toward the Native Americans? How did he treat them during the presidency?	205	Merovingian42
How was it that so many millions of destitute poor people from europe could afford to travel to America as immigrants? Hasn't long distance travel historically been limited mostly to the wealthy?	205	thewilloftheuniverse
Why was the transatlantic accent popular in older Hollywood films? Why did it decline?	205	WaterPie
Why did Alaska and Hawaii become states but the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the other Pacific islands did not?	205	waatpies