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In light of the name reverting back to Denali, I keep seeing Ohioans say that Pres. McKinley was a great president and this dis-honors him - was he really a great president, or is this just Ohio pride talking?

200 upvotes • archaicfrost

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How likely is unbroken apostolic succession, from ~400 AD to present? (the idea that each bishop was consecrated by a bishop who was consecrated by another bishop and so on)

200 upvotes • WorstShooter

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Why did Norsemen give up on North America after slight resistance? Wasn't their entire economy and political system based on seafaring conquests? What made them throw in the towel on North America?

200 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was General Grant a good general, or was the Union victory merely a foregone conclusion by the time he took command?

200 upvotes • irishGOP413

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Who were the Kurds, and has a Kurdish state ever existed?

200 upvotes • GibeMoneiPl0x

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In 1942 Haile Selassie abolished slavery. How did the American black community react to the 2-4 million people who were in bondage in a African country?

200 upvotes • J2quared

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Tuesday Trivia | Everybody Poops NSFW

200 upvotes • caffarelli

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Why did Florence ban Hindu-Arabic numerals in 1299?

200 upvotes • cleuseau

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During the Middle Ages, would people living in the city of Rome call the Byzantine Empire "Rome" or people living in the Byzantine Empire as "Romans"?

200 upvotes • parkertexasranger

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Perception of Mario 64 during release

200 upvotes • DonaldFDraper

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In light of the name reverting back to Denali, I keep seeing Ohioans say that Pres. McKinley was a great president and this dis-honors him - was he really a great president, or is this just Ohio pride talking?	200	archaicfrost
How likely is unbroken apostolic succession, from ~400 AD to present? (the idea that each bishop was consecrated by a bishop who was consecrated by another bishop and so on)	200	WorstShooter
Why did Norsemen give up on North America after slight resistance? Wasn't their entire economy and political system based on seafaring conquests? What made them throw in the towel on North America?	200	[deleted]
Was General Grant a good general, or was the Union victory merely a foregone conclusion by the time he took command?	200	irishGOP413
Who were the Kurds, and has a Kurdish state ever existed?	200	GibeMoneiPl0x
In 1942 Haile Selassie abolished slavery. How did the American black community react to the 2-4 million people who were in bondage in a African country?	200	J2quared
Tuesday Trivia \| Everybody Poops NSFW	200	caffarelli
Why did Florence ban Hindu-Arabic numerals in 1299?	200	cleuseau
During the Middle Ages, would people living in the city of Rome call the Byzantine Empire "Rome" or people living in the Byzantine Empire as "Romans"?	200	parkertexasranger
Perception of Mario 64 during release	200	DonaldFDraper