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Why was Elizabeth I never married off when she was still a princess?

178 upvotes • fluffawump

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What were the weeks after slavery ended in America like?

178 upvotes • Riadyt

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Why is there a country named "Guinea" in Africa and a island named "New-Guinea" in Asia?

178 upvotes • Dat_Friend

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Did the Romans have a commercial postal service?

178 upvotes • QF483

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For how long has "denialism" been a thing? Did people in other centuries deny important historical events ever occurred?

178 upvotes • Change_you_can_xerox

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Did and why did Europeans sleep in a half-sitting position in the late medieval era?

178 upvotes • OlderThanGif

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Why has the South of Italy been so much poorer than the North throughout modern history, and why has it remained poorer during the 20th century?

178 upvotes • [deleted]

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How common was it to lock up an undesirable child?

178 upvotes • nicesliceoice

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Why did the Republic of China (Taiwan) not use its Security Council veto to prevent it being replaced by PRC (Mainland China) as a UN member?

178 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why were the Mongols unable to penetrate into Southeast Asia?

178 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was Elizabeth I never married off when she was still a princess?	178	fluffawump
What were the weeks after slavery ended in America like?	178	Riadyt
Why is there a country named "Guinea" in Africa and a island named "New-Guinea" in Asia?	178	Dat_Friend
Did the Romans have a commercial postal service?	178	QF483
For how long has "denialism" been a thing? Did people in other centuries deny important historical events ever occurred?	178	Change_you_can_xerox
Did and why did Europeans sleep in a half-sitting position in the late medieval era?	178	OlderThanGif
Why has the South of Italy been so much poorer than the North throughout modern history, and why has it remained poorer during the 20th century?	178	[deleted]
How common was it to lock up an undesirable child?	178	nicesliceoice
Why did the Republic of China (Taiwan) not use its Security Council veto to prevent it being replaced by PRC (Mainland China) as a UN member?	178	[deleted]
Why were the Mongols unable to penetrate into Southeast Asia?	178	TheJucheisLoose