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Did The League Of Nations have any major successes

158 upvotes • hanky1979

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Is it true that Che Guevara executed and jailed homosexuals, because of their sexuality?

158 upvotes • MethodMan_

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How did the vast majority of the world come to use the 24 hour day time measurement system? What were some other timekeeping units that were once popular but were overtaken by the 24 hour clock?

158 upvotes • wataf

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Did minor arguments really make people kill each other in the Ancient World?

158 upvotes • Confuzzled11820

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Did pirates ever directly or indirectly aid the advancement of fields like shipbuilding and cartography? Or even in terms of discovering new places and species?

158 upvotes • hughstefner

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In movies and TV shows, Romans are often shown waving red flags with golden eagles on them. Did the Romans really use such flags?

158 upvotes • orko1995

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What are the chances of finding bodies from Hannibals Alps crossing?

158 upvotes • jamestporter

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How plausible is the existence of the Japanese ancient state "Mimana"? 任那

158 upvotes • SanKyuu39

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Why did the USSR let Boney M record the music video for 'Rasputin' in Moscow?

158 upvotes • 124876720

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During the US Civil War with the South presumably not having legislators in the Congress and Senate were/did the Northerners/Republicans able to pass legislation that was previously blocked by Southern legislators?

158 upvotes • King-Rhino-Viking

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did The League Of Nations have any major successes	158	hanky1979
Is it true that Che Guevara executed and jailed homosexuals, because of their sexuality?	158	MethodMan_
How did the vast majority of the world come to use the 24 hour day time measurement system? What were some other timekeeping units that were once popular but were overtaken by the 24 hour clock?	158	wataf
Did minor arguments really make people kill each other in the Ancient World?	158	Confuzzled11820
Did pirates ever directly or indirectly aid the advancement of fields like shipbuilding and cartography? Or even in terms of discovering new places and species?	158	hughstefner
In movies and TV shows, Romans are often shown waving red flags with golden eagles on them. Did the Romans really use such flags?	158	orko1995
What are the chances of finding bodies from Hannibals Alps crossing?	158	jamestporter
How plausible is the existence of the Japanese ancient state "Mimana"? 任那	158	SanKyuu39
Why did the USSR let Boney M record the music video for 'Rasputin' in Moscow?	158	124876720
During the US Civil War with the South presumably not having legislators in the Congress and Senate were/did the Northerners/Republicans able to pass legislation that was previously blocked by Southern legislators?	158	King-Rhino-Viking