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What role, if any, did Britain banning slavery in 1772 have on the colonists declaring for independence in 1776?

159 upvotes • scobbysnacks1439

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During WWII, was the use of the Japanese Emperor's given name Hirohito instead of his regnal name Showa by Western media a deliberate act of disrespect or was it just an accident?

159 upvotes • Mountebank

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Beyond government mandated areas like ghettoes, were there distinct ethnic enclaves of immigrants in premodern cities? Could a Greek citizen of Constantinople say "I'm feeling like Circassian food tonight" in the same way I may go to my local Chinatown?

159 upvotes • MisanthropeX

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Can anyone please explain Joan of Arc.

159 upvotes • thedudeinthecomments

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Is there any evidence (physical or written) about cases of what we consider STIs or STDs during Classical Greece or height of the Roman Empire? NSFW

159 upvotes • Chest3

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Robert Evans said that Shanghai's revolutionary history is one of the lost (in the West) stories of the 20th century. What happened and why is it historically significant?

159 upvotes • FallenFamilyTree

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Why did massive massive cannibalism occur in the Guangxi Massacre (1967–1976) in China if there was no famine?

159 upvotes • sevensimons

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Europe was covered with forest until it was cleared mostly for agriculture. How did they remove the stumps without modern machinery?

159 upvotes • porkedpie1

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Is there evidence that parts of the Christian Bible were fabricated?

159 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why does Italy have such an enormous diversity of pasta compared to other parts of the world that also eat pasta?

159 upvotes • CreativeGPX

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What role, if any, did Britain banning slavery in 1772 have on the colonists declaring for independence in 1776?	159	scobbysnacks1439
During WWII, was the use of the Japanese Emperor's given name Hirohito instead of his regnal name Showa by Western media a deliberate act of disrespect or was it just an accident?	159	Mountebank
Beyond government mandated areas like ghettoes, were there distinct ethnic enclaves of immigrants in premodern cities? Could a Greek citizen of Constantinople say "I'm feeling like Circassian food tonight" in the same way I may go to my local Chinatown?	159	MisanthropeX
Can anyone please explain Joan of Arc.	159	thedudeinthecomments
Is there any evidence (physical or written) about cases of what we consider STIs or STDs during Classical Greece or height of the Roman Empire? NSFW	159	Chest3
Robert Evans said that Shanghai's revolutionary history is one of the lost (in the West) stories of the 20th century. What happened and why is it historically significant?	159	FallenFamilyTree
Why did massive massive cannibalism occur in the Guangxi Massacre (1967–1976) in China if there was no famine?	159	sevensimons
Europe was covered with forest until it was cleared mostly for agriculture. How did they remove the stumps without modern machinery?	159	porkedpie1
Is there evidence that parts of the Christian Bible were fabricated?	159	[deleted]
Why does Italy have such an enormous diversity of pasta compared to other parts of the world that also eat pasta?	159	CreativeGPX