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During the relatively brief period of Russia's colonial presence in western North America, what was the Russian/First Nations relationship like?

186 upvotes • NMW

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Where did medieval knights live? Did they all hold fiefs and have a manor house or would some live in their lord's residence?

186 upvotes • JarlGearth

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How did Croatia end up with such an expansive coastline along the Adriatic at the expense of Bosnia & Herzegovina?

186 upvotes • monkeyseemonkeydoodo

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So my girlfriend met her birth father yesterday and apparently she's related to 4 presidents, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Smith among others dating back to the Mayflower, is there any validity to this family tree?

186 upvotes • Csharp27

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Is the term "Cultural Marxism" actually historically related to a fascist reaction against Critical Theory?

186 upvotes • derridad

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How would a person from maryland in 1900 sound?

186 upvotes • Walker45

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Sun Tzu said 'When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard'. What are the examples in military history that support his claim?

186 upvotes • wotch2002

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Why did Hitler continually not allow the retreat of his forces even when against all military logic?

186 upvotes • White_Rodgers

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When people like Hannibal or Boudicca committed suicide with poison, where did they get the poison from? Did people carry some around 'just in case' or would it have taken some time to prepare?

186 upvotes • HalfCutHero

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Imagine a small Chinese village in AD 700, just 30 KM away from Chang'an (the capital at the time). How could you tell this village from one in middle of nowhere? How did proximity to the capital effect a community?

186 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
During the relatively brief period of Russia's colonial presence in western North America, what was the Russian/First Nations relationship like?	186	NMW
Where did medieval knights live? Did they all hold fiefs and have a manor house or would some live in their lord's residence?	186	JarlGearth
How did Croatia end up with such an expansive coastline along the Adriatic at the expense of Bosnia & Herzegovina?	186	monkeyseemonkeydoodo
So my girlfriend met her birth father yesterday and apparently she's related to 4 presidents, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Smith among others dating back to the Mayflower, is there any validity to this family tree?	186	Csharp27
Is the term "Cultural Marxism" actually historically related to a fascist reaction against Critical Theory?	186	derridad
How would a person from maryland in 1900 sound?	186	Walker45
Sun Tzu said 'When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard'. What are the examples in military history that support his claim?	186	wotch2002
Why did Hitler continually not allow the retreat of his forces even when against all military logic?	186	White_Rodgers
When people like Hannibal or Boudicca committed suicide with poison, where did they get the poison from? Did people carry some around 'just in case' or would it have taken some time to prepare?	186	HalfCutHero
Imagine a small Chinese village in AD 700, just 30 KM away from Chang'an (the capital at the time). How could you tell this village from one in middle of nowhere? How did proximity to the capital effect a community?	186	grapp