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How did native Americans deal with such harsh winter temperatures (Especially polar vortexes)?

203 upvotes • UpVoter3145

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Was Britain's abolition of the slave trade a selfless act of virtue or were there any ulterior motives behind the decision?

203 upvotes • azulplato

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Did subjects really form lines to air their grievances to their royalty?

203 upvotes • Bill_Thigh

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Did press gangs ever abduct a person of nobility (or who should have otherwise been protected from such 'recruitment') by mistake? What was the fallout?

203 upvotes • I_make_things

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I'm an independent Duke in medieval Europe, I decide I'm want to be a King, can I just declare my Duchy is now a Kingdom?

203 upvotes • zachar3

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How did the Romans determine the narrowest points to build Hadrian's Wall and what led to the construction?

203 upvotes • MerlinTrismegistus

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where can I donate love letters from ww2?

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Did castle basement spiral staircases spiral the opposite way, so that a right handed defender could defend upwards?

203 upvotes • loafers_glory

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When social scientists say that the world between 1870-1914 was more interconnected and globalized than today, what do they mean and are they correct?

203 upvotes • Ulmengarten

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Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina paints rural Russian estates as lands of gaiety and lightheartedness in comparison to a drab urban lifestyle, and extends this dichotomy to both the peasants and the aristocracy. How accurate of a view is this?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did native Americans deal with such harsh winter temperatures (Especially polar vortexes)?	203	UpVoter3145
Was Britain's abolition of the slave trade a selfless act of virtue or were there any ulterior motives behind the decision?	203	azulplato
Did subjects really form lines to air their grievances to their royalty?	203	Bill_Thigh
Did press gangs ever abduct a person of nobility (or who should have otherwise been protected from such 'recruitment') by mistake? What was the fallout?	203	I_make_things
I'm an independent Duke in medieval Europe, I decide I'm want to be a King, can I just declare my Duchy is now a Kingdom?	203	zachar3
How did the Romans determine the narrowest points to build Hadrian's Wall and what led to the construction?	203	MerlinTrismegistus
where can I donate love letters from ww2?	203	stallister
Did castle basement spiral staircases spiral the opposite way, so that a right handed defender could defend upwards?	203	loafers_glory
When social scientists say that the world between 1870-1914 was more interconnected and globalized than today, what do they mean and are they correct?	203	Ulmengarten
Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina paints rural Russian estates as lands of gaiety and lightheartedness in comparison to a drab urban lifestyle, and extends this dichotomy to both the peasants and the aristocracy. How accurate of a view is this?	203	shotpun