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Who invented the sci-fi space combat doctrine?

179 upvotes • j_one_k

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Did ethnic Etruscans retain their culture after their territories were annexed into Rome? If so, for how long?

179 upvotes • laidlyworm

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Monday Methods: The 'New Qing' Turn and Decentering Chinese History | Also, Reddit Talk Announcement

179 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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Why is the US seemingly the only country that uses hyphens to distinguish ethnic groups (ex: Asian-American, African-American, Italian-American, Irish-American)? Are there any other countries that do this?

179 upvotes • calabash_bro

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Why did English names never have a "of" or "the" in them , when names where starting to be formalized, like in other languages ?

179 upvotes • Garrus37

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Why did Napoleon I attack to seize Moszow instead of St. Petersburg? I would've assumed that St. Petersburg would be the prime target since Alexander I resided there as well as it being the heart of the empire. It would've been logistically easier as well since you could resupply by sea.

179 upvotes • youni89

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In 1991, a court ruled that McVitie's Jaffa Cakes were cakes rather than biscuits, thus classed as food rather than luxury items, and thus subject to lower tax. What prompted this case? Were Jaffa Cakes in legal limbo beforehand? And why were chocolatey cakes food, but chocolatey biscuits luxuries?

179 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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Political science theory puts a lot of emphasis on the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) as creating the modern state. How accurate is this from a historical perspective?

179 upvotes • normie_sama

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I'm a Roman naval officer. Why?

179 upvotes • ZzzSleepyheadzzZ

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In popular culture, polytheistic gods are presented as "The god of _______." How accurate is this and how applicible is it to different ancient pantheons?

179 upvotes • Inspector_Robert

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who invented the sci-fi space combat doctrine?	179	j_one_k
Did ethnic Etruscans retain their culture after their territories were annexed into Rome? If so, for how long?	179	laidlyworm
Monday Methods: The 'New Qing' Turn and Decentering Chinese History \| Also, Reddit Talk Announcement	179	EnclavedMicrostate
Why is the US seemingly the only country that uses hyphens to distinguish ethnic groups (ex: Asian-American, African-American, Italian-American, Irish-American)? Are there any other countries that do this?	179	calabash_bro
Why did English names never have a "of" or "the" in them , when names where starting to be formalized, like in other languages ?	179	Garrus37
Why did Napoleon I attack to seize Moszow instead of St. Petersburg? I would've assumed that St. Petersburg would be the prime target since Alexander I resided there as well as it being the heart of the empire. It would've been logistically easier as well since you could resupply by sea.	179	youni89
In 1991, a court ruled that McVitie's Jaffa Cakes were cakes rather than biscuits, thus classed as food rather than luxury items, and thus subject to lower tax. What prompted this case? Were Jaffa Cakes in legal limbo beforehand? And why were chocolatey cakes food, but chocolatey biscuits luxuries?	179	EnclavedMicrostate
Political science theory puts a lot of emphasis on the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) as creating the modern state. How accurate is this from a historical perspective?	179	normie_sama
I'm a Roman naval officer. Why?	179	ZzzSleepyheadzzZ
In popular culture, polytheistic gods are presented as "The god of _______." How accurate is this and how applicible is it to different ancient pantheons?	179	Inspector_Robert