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Why were the men who assassinated Malcolm X called Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson- what do the Xs and numbers mean?

173 upvotes • Yel95_9

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How did Thailand Managed to Avoid being Colonized?

173 upvotes • Veqq

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Why have certain colors become popular last names (i.e. White, Brown, Black, Green/Greene) and not others (Red, Blue, Yellow, etc...)?

173 upvotes • gloriousglib

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Why is Serbia so much poorer than Croatia and Slovenia?

173 upvotes • mcvukvuk

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After discovering the "New World", did anyone predict (wrongly) there was a 2nd massive continent between the Americas and Asia?

173 upvotes • rockyboulders

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Apparently Chinese feared at the turn of the twentieth century that their country would be carved up like Africa by Western powers. Was there any real chance of this (considering that China was a centralized country, and not as divided as Africa), or was their fear for naught?

173 upvotes • This_The_Last_Time

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I’m a frail Jewish person who’s shuffling to the gates of my Concentration camp that’s just been liberated by whom ever, What so is I now that my camp is liberated? Where am I put for medical reasons and how would I get back to my home?

173 upvotes • Quinnthespin

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Why did Australia object to Canada, the Netherlands, and France signing the Japanese document of surrender?

173 upvotes • pommefrits

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What was the "Ottoman Decline Thesis", and why has it been largely discarded by historians? Did the empire actually begin a steady decline after 1600?

173 upvotes • maxstronge

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Is there really any basis for the 'Plastic Keys to Heaven' fact that people reported during the Iran-Iraq war?

173 upvotes • Tuaam_Is_Back

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were the men who assassinated Malcolm X called Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson- what do the Xs and numbers mean?	173	Yel95_9
How did Thailand Managed to Avoid being Colonized?	173	Veqq
Why have certain colors become popular last names (i.e. White, Brown, Black, Green/Greene) and not others (Red, Blue, Yellow, etc...)?	173	gloriousglib
Why is Serbia so much poorer than Croatia and Slovenia?	173	mcvukvuk
After discovering the "New World", did anyone predict (wrongly) there was a 2nd massive continent between the Americas and Asia?	173	rockyboulders
Apparently Chinese feared at the turn of the twentieth century that their country would be carved up like Africa by Western powers. Was there any real chance of this (considering that China was a centralized country, and not as divided as Africa), or was their fear for naught?	173	This_The_Last_Time
I’m a frail Jewish person who’s shuffling to the gates of my Concentration camp that’s just been liberated by whom ever, What so is I now that my camp is liberated? Where am I put for medical reasons and how would I get back to my home?	173	Quinnthespin
Why did Australia object to Canada, the Netherlands, and France signing the Japanese document of surrender?	173	pommefrits
What was the "Ottoman Decline Thesis", and why has it been largely discarded by historians? Did the empire actually begin a steady decline after 1600?	173	maxstronge
Is there really any basis for the 'Plastic Keys to Heaven' fact that people reported during the Iran-Iraq war?	173	Tuaam_Is_Back