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If the Spartans had access to modern-day sports equipment, which sport do you think they would excel at the most?

164 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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When Chinese Buddhism was first being developed in the 6th and 7th centuries, what was the relationship between China and India? How much would the Chinese people studying Buddhism have known about India?

164 upvotes • MaxThrustage

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How did Italian become the official language of Ticino, the "Italian" Swiss Canton, when the native language of the Ticini was a variety of Lombard?

164 upvotes • fleanend

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What did Ulysses S. Grant think of his wife and her in-laws owning slaves?

164 upvotes • thirdcoast96

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What is your opinion of the Voynich Manuscript? Are there any other books like it?

163 upvotes • Keevtara

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After the 38th parallel was drawn to divide Korea, how did North Korea become so messed up politically compared to South Korea? How much did Soviet influence contribute to North Korea's political development, and how much of it was internal pressure?

163 upvotes • acehighstr8

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Why did the fourth crusaders sack Constantinople? How did they get so off-course from their original goal?

163 upvotes • SunriseMoon

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Friday Free-for-All | June 7, 2013

163 upvotes • estherke

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If the Praetorian guard assassinated so many emperors, why did emperors continue to employ them/ allow them to be so powerful and organized?

163 upvotes • GodHatesCanada

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were general living standards in the US higher in 1923 (before the depression) or 1947 (after world war 2)?

163 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If the Spartans had access to modern-day sports equipment, which sport do you think they would excel at the most?	164	AlanSnooring
When Chinese Buddhism was first being developed in the 6th and 7th centuries, what was the relationship between China and India? How much would the Chinese people studying Buddhism have known about India?	164	MaxThrustage
How did Italian become the official language of Ticino, the "Italian" Swiss Canton, when the native language of the Ticini was a variety of Lombard?	164	fleanend
What did Ulysses S. Grant think of his wife and her in-laws owning slaves?	164	thirdcoast96
What is your opinion of the Voynich Manuscript? Are there any other books like it?	163	Keevtara
After the 38th parallel was drawn to divide Korea, how did North Korea become so messed up politically compared to South Korea? How much did Soviet influence contribute to North Korea's political development, and how much of it was internal pressure?	163	acehighstr8
Why did the fourth crusaders sack Constantinople? How did they get so off-course from their original goal?	163	SunriseMoon
Friday Free-for-All \| June 7, 2013	163	estherke
If the Praetorian guard assassinated so many emperors, why did emperors continue to employ them/ allow them to be so powerful and organized?	163	GodHatesCanada
were general living standards in the US higher in 1923 (before the depression) or 1947 (after world war 2)?	163	grapp