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What do historians think about the recent "deciphering" of the Voynich manuscript?

161 upvotes • feartrich

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Why didn't we hang Jefferson Davis and the other architects of the confederacy?

161 upvotes • F_Scott_Shitzgerald

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In 1858, a child was taken from his Jewish parents under the law of the Papal States. How big a role did the international reaction really play in the subsequent downfall of the Papal States?

161 upvotes • Katterin

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When Vietnam invaded Cambodia and ousted the Khmer Rouge, did Cambodian citizens greet them as liberators or did they fight back?

161 upvotes • richb83

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Why don't we call September "Germanicus"?

161 upvotes • elephantofdoom

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In 1997, there were 13 reported massacres in Algeria and no one was entirely certain who perpetrated them. Can someone elaborate on the political climate of Algeria at the time and what these massacres may have represented?

161 upvotes • OrbitBrazil

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The Spanish Inquisition wiped away a lot of Spain's mythology. What pre-Inquisition myths do we know about?

161 upvotes • legendof_chris

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Was the Transatlantic accent often featured in 1930s American films limited to media or was it also used in everyday speech?

161 upvotes • tylerash98

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Did sailors on long transoceanic voyages (Columbus, conquistadors, Magellan, slave ships, etc) ever supplement their diets by fishing and trapping (birds?) on the go while in the middle of their journey?

161 upvotes • lanismycousin

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Were bootleggers released from their sentences after the repeal of prohibition?

161 upvotes • MyNameIsBenKeeling

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What do historians think about the recent "deciphering" of the Voynich manuscript?	161	feartrich
Why didn't we hang Jefferson Davis and the other architects of the confederacy?	161	F_Scott_Shitzgerald
In 1858, a child was taken from his Jewish parents under the law of the Papal States. How big a role did the international reaction really play in the subsequent downfall of the Papal States?	161	Katterin
When Vietnam invaded Cambodia and ousted the Khmer Rouge, did Cambodian citizens greet them as liberators or did they fight back?	161	richb83
Why don't we call September "Germanicus"?	161	elephantofdoom
In 1997, there were 13 reported massacres in Algeria and no one was entirely certain who perpetrated them. Can someone elaborate on the political climate of Algeria at the time and what these massacres may have represented?	161	OrbitBrazil
The Spanish Inquisition wiped away a lot of Spain's mythology. What pre-Inquisition myths do we know about?	161	legendof_chris
Was the Transatlantic accent often featured in 1930s American films limited to media or was it also used in everyday speech?	161	tylerash98
Did sailors on long transoceanic voyages (Columbus, conquistadors, Magellan, slave ships, etc) ever supplement their diets by fishing and trapping (birds?) on the go while in the middle of their journey?	161	lanismycousin
Were bootleggers released from their sentences after the repeal of prohibition?	161	MyNameIsBenKeeling