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Northern Ireland elects a completely different party system to Westminster than the rest of the UK. Looking back at historic election maps, I noticed the divergence abruptly happened in the election of February 1974 and never stopped. What happened?

158 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why was post war reconstruction so successful in Japan and South Korea in comparison to other places America has intervened?

158 upvotes • NepalesePasta

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How come there were no dinosaur discoveries before 1676?

158 upvotes • allthepigsfeet

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Was there any attempt to "de-confederize" the South like there was to "de-nazify" post-war Germany?

158 upvotes • djchazradio

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Why did Jefferson's "Let's make thousands of tiny one-cannon gunboats instead of a few giant ships" scheme fail?

158 upvotes • aaragax

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Are there any records of cannibalism during the Irish famine?

158 upvotes • orangant0402

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How would a Crusader State monarch be greeted if they visited Christian European nobility?

158 upvotes • Gotc4ke

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What is the origin of the misconception that Vikings had horns on their helmets?

158 upvotes • itsallfolklore

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How was the Holocaust taught in the Soviet Union?

158 upvotes • TooRanched4TV

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The Sino-Indian War of 1962 is perceived in India as being almost entirely a result of Chinese aggression and infiltration into the region of Aksai Chin. To what extent is that narrative accurate?

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Northern Ireland elects a completely different party system to Westminster than the rest of the UK. Looking back at historic election maps, I noticed the divergence abruptly happened in the election of February 1974 and never stopped. What happened?	158	[deleted]
Why was post war reconstruction so successful in Japan and South Korea in comparison to other places America has intervened?	158	NepalesePasta
How come there were no dinosaur discoveries before 1676?	158	allthepigsfeet
Was there any attempt to "de-confederize" the South like there was to "de-nazify" post-war Germany?	158	djchazradio
Why did Jefferson's "Let's make thousands of tiny one-cannon gunboats instead of a few giant ships" scheme fail?	158	aaragax
Are there any records of cannibalism during the Irish famine?	158	orangant0402
How would a Crusader State monarch be greeted if they visited Christian European nobility?	158	Gotc4ke
What is the origin of the misconception that Vikings had horns on their helmets?	158	itsallfolklore
How was the Holocaust taught in the Soviet Union?	158	TooRanched4TV
The Sino-Indian War of 1962 is perceived in India as being almost entirely a result of Chinese aggression and infiltration into the region of Aksai Chin. To what extent is that narrative accurate?	158	screenpoet