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Why did Britain sign a lease with China to keep Hong Kong for 99 years instead of outright colonizing it?

155 upvotes • Commie_Sus

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In the Aubrey-Maturin series (early 1800s), Dr. Maturin (a practising Catholic) despises Jesuits, as does seemingly everyone else. Was there controversy about Jesuits within Catholicism at the time, and if so, why?

155 upvotes • 49VP

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What was the process to reintegrate newly liberated Holocaust victims back into society?

155 upvotes • Apollo-Innovations

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Great Britain and its global holdings during their golden years is often referred to as 'The British Empire' despite being ruled by a regular old monarchy. Were there any monarchs who tried to fancy themselves as the 'British Emperor?'

155 upvotes • bigdoublek96

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Addiction to opium was widespread in China in the XIX century, causing the opium wars, yet it seem not to be mentioned anymore by WWII. What happened?

155 upvotes • Areat

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Why did American founders direct all of their anger in the Declaration of Independence towards the king, when every decision they had a grievance with was made by the parliament?

155 upvotes • SuspiciousTurtle

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"If it wasn't for the oil there would be no Islamic terrorism"

155 upvotes • Fit_Disaster4571

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Pagan traditions in modern Christmas

155 upvotes • Biggerus_dickus

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In a poem in the Satires, Horace says he can't wait to get home and eat a dish of chickpeas, leeks, and lagana. Was lagana an ancient Roman version of Pasta? More like a Lasagne? More like fried bread? Do we know what it was?

155 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Is it more accurate to look at the Second World War as two theaters of war(European and Pacific) that happened to coincide or as being intrinsically linked and sharing a similar origin?

155 upvotes • Saturnalliia

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Britain sign a lease with China to keep Hong Kong for 99 years instead of outright colonizing it?	155	Commie_Sus
In the Aubrey-Maturin series (early 1800s), Dr. Maturin (a practising Catholic) despises Jesuits, as does seemingly everyone else. Was there controversy about Jesuits within Catholicism at the time, and if so, why?	155	49VP
What was the process to reintegrate newly liberated Holocaust victims back into society?	155	Apollo-Innovations
Great Britain and its global holdings during their golden years is often referred to as 'The British Empire' despite being ruled by a regular old monarchy. Were there any monarchs who tried to fancy themselves as the 'British Emperor?'	155	bigdoublek96
Addiction to opium was widespread in China in the XIX century, causing the opium wars, yet it seem not to be mentioned anymore by WWII. What happened?	155	Areat
Why did American founders direct all of their anger in the Declaration of Independence towards the king, when every decision they had a grievance with was made by the parliament?	155	SuspiciousTurtle
"If it wasn't for the oil there would be no Islamic terrorism"	155	Fit_Disaster4571
Pagan traditions in modern Christmas	155	Biggerus_dickus
In a poem in the Satires, Horace says he can't wait to get home and eat a dish of chickpeas, leeks, and lagana. Was lagana an ancient Roman version of Pasta? More like a Lasagne? More like fried bread? Do we know what it was?	155	RusticBohemian
Is it more accurate to look at the Second World War as two theaters of war(European and Pacific) that happened to coincide or as being intrinsically linked and sharing a similar origin?	155	Saturnalliia