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Did the Soviet Union and its allies have their own version of "top 40" radio, and if so, which Western artists received airplay?

176 upvotes • JournalofFailure

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Are there any linguistic ties between Indigenous Siberians and Native Americans?

176 upvotes • Sharrukin

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Did the Hapsburgs ever war with each other?

176 upvotes • FallenIslam

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How luxurious(or not) were the lives of Communist leaders such as Stalin and Mao Zedong?

176 upvotes • OverweightPlatypus

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How did George Lucas manage to get a big enough telescope to look into space to find a galaxy a long, long time ago that was really far away?

176 upvotes • Peli-kan

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I was watching a documentary about U.S. National Parks and many people from the 1800's keep referring to Niagara Falls as an "embarrassment". Why is that?

176 upvotes • UrbanVermin

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Why did Dutch not Spread in the Dutch Colonies in Indonesia like French, Spanish, English Elsewhere?

176 upvotes • Veqq

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Right after Japan declared war, how fast did the US submarine force deploy in the following days and what was their mission?

176 upvotes • CaptainSentry

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What kind of food would an average person in Rome eat in their day to day lives?

176 upvotes • cznlx88

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Who was the last illiterate ruler in Western Europe?

176 upvotes • geraintm

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Soviet Union and its allies have their own version of "top 40" radio, and if so, which Western artists received airplay?	176	JournalofFailure
Are there any linguistic ties between Indigenous Siberians and Native Americans?	176	Sharrukin
Did the Hapsburgs ever war with each other?	176	FallenIslam
How luxurious(or not) were the lives of Communist leaders such as Stalin and Mao Zedong?	176	OverweightPlatypus
How did George Lucas manage to get a big enough telescope to look into space to find a galaxy a long, long time ago that was really far away?	176	Peli-kan
I was watching a documentary about U.S. National Parks and many people from the 1800's keep referring to Niagara Falls as an "embarrassment". Why is that?	176	UrbanVermin
Why did Dutch not Spread in the Dutch Colonies in Indonesia like French, Spanish, English Elsewhere?	176	Veqq
Right after Japan declared war, how fast did the US submarine force deploy in the following days and what was their mission?	176	CaptainSentry
What kind of food would an average person in Rome eat in their day to day lives?	176	cznlx88
Who was the last illiterate ruler in Western Europe?	176	geraintm