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Before the Lebanese Civil War, Lebanon was considered the "Paris of the Middle East," what was it like before that got it this name, and why has it had such trouble recovering its former glory?

163 upvotes • TreeDiagram

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How did Switzerland become so rich?

163 upvotes • ProUsqueTandem

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What would applying to college in the 50's and 60's entail?

163 upvotes • ToadGazebo

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What is the point of these 17th century boots?

163 upvotes • Corvus-Cornix

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How/why did Black nationalist groups adopt anti-semitic beliefs?

163 upvotes • BadmanMF

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A Statistical Analysis of ~10,000 /r/AskHistorians Threads Over the Past Year

163 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Did the knights of medieval Europe ever study battle techniques of ancient or foreign cultures?

163 upvotes • Zorseking34

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The upcoming film 'The Death of Stalin' portrays Zhukov as having a mischievous sense of humour. Are there any notable examples of his sense of humour in real life? Did he keep his humanity while overseeing the horrendous campaign?

163 upvotes • dog_solitude

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The articles of favorable treatment state that the Chinese Emperor shall receive a subsidy after his abdication. After a currency Reform, this subsidy should be paid in Mexican Dollars. What was this currency reform and why would it lead to the former Emperor being paid in Mexican Dollars?

163 upvotes • Veggiekeks

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What happened to cauldrons?

163 upvotes • ElleAnn42

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Before the Lebanese Civil War, Lebanon was considered the "Paris of the Middle East," what was it like before that got it this name, and why has it had such trouble recovering its former glory?	163	TreeDiagram
How did Switzerland become so rich?	163	ProUsqueTandem
What would applying to college in the 50's and 60's entail?	163	ToadGazebo
What is the point of these 17th century boots?	163	Corvus-Cornix
How/why did Black nationalist groups adopt anti-semitic beliefs?	163	BadmanMF
A Statistical Analysis of ~10,000 /r/AskHistorians Threads Over the Past Year	163	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Did the knights of medieval Europe ever study battle techniques of ancient or foreign cultures?	163	Zorseking34
The upcoming film 'The Death of Stalin' portrays Zhukov as having a mischievous sense of humour. Are there any notable examples of his sense of humour in real life? Did he keep his humanity while overseeing the horrendous campaign?	163	dog_solitude
The articles of favorable treatment state that the Chinese Emperor shall receive a subsidy after his abdication. After a currency Reform, this subsidy should be paid in Mexican Dollars. What was this currency reform and why would it lead to the former Emperor being paid in Mexican Dollars?	163	Veggiekeks
What happened to cauldrons?	163	ElleAnn42