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Why are population numbers generally listed on town/city name signs in North America?

172 upvotes • Zeitgeis1

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AMA: the Japanese balloon bombs of WWII

172 upvotes • rosscoen

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Who came up with the general "strategy" for the moon landings? Were there other feasible ideas that weren't used? Are there notes from those meetings?

172 upvotes • ExtremelyLongButtock

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In older literature, the nobility frequently come across to me as being extremely emotionally/psychologically fragile. Is this being exaggerated, and if not, is there some explanation, other than “they’re rich and precious”?

172 upvotes • pun-toting-maniac

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In World War 1 a Jihad was declared against the Allies. To celebrate there was a pilgrimage of the Holy Islamic Carpet from Cairo to Mecca. What happened to the Holy Carpet?

172 upvotes • OldNewsIsGoodNews

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What was realation between West and Finland after WWII?

172 upvotes • BeDievisLTU

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What was Russian Alaska like immediately prior to the American purchase?

172 upvotes • Vladith

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PTSD in ancient up to medieval age.

172 upvotes • useurname123

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Arab sultans would often trade black African slaves to Chinese emperors, or give them as gifts. Are there any descendent communities of them in China?

172 upvotes • Mallyveil

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How did Machiavelli's reforms of Florence's military work? How effective were their Roman style legionaries?

172 upvotes • SilverRoyce

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are population numbers generally listed on town/city name signs in North America?	172	Zeitgeis1
AMA: the Japanese balloon bombs of WWII	172	rosscoen
Who came up with the general "strategy" for the moon landings? Were there other feasible ideas that weren't used? Are there notes from those meetings?	172	ExtremelyLongButtock
In older literature, the nobility frequently come across to me as being extremely emotionally/psychologically fragile. Is this being exaggerated, and if not, is there some explanation, other than “they’re rich and precious”?	172	pun-toting-maniac
In World War 1 a Jihad was declared against the Allies. To celebrate there was a pilgrimage of the Holy Islamic Carpet from Cairo to Mecca. What happened to the Holy Carpet?	172	OldNewsIsGoodNews
What was realation between West and Finland after WWII?	172	BeDievisLTU
What was Russian Alaska like immediately prior to the American purchase?	172	Vladith
PTSD in ancient up to medieval age.	172	useurname123
Arab sultans would often trade black African slaves to Chinese emperors, or give them as gifts. Are there any descendent communities of them in China?	172	Mallyveil
How did Machiavelli's reforms of Florence's military work? How effective were their Roman style legionaries?	172	SilverRoyce