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Theresa May beat Ramsay MacDonald's 1924 record government defeat (166) in the House of Commons last night. However, most news reports only include the modern era. What was the largest defeat in divisions pre-MacDonald, and what affect did it have on the government?

154 upvotes • AlmightyB

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How did Knights feel about Arthurian Myth, were they just stories or did they aspire to be like Galahad and Gawain?

154 upvotes • Teakilla

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When the American revolution happened, did they all always intend for the colonies to form one country, or was there a movement to have the colonies become separate countries?

154 upvotes • edd6pi

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Why did factions form around the Blue and Green teams at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as opposed to White and Red, given how there were originally only Red and White teams at the Circus Maximus in Rome?

154 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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How did Israel, a state founded by Jews, a people without a strong military tradition, put together the Haganah, an army capable of defeating their Arab neighbors, some of whom had western-trained armies with an educated general staff?

154 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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"The Myth of Tiananmen"

154 upvotes • JonasThiel

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Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon were said in Greek myths to have drawn lots to decide the domain each of them would rule over. How did other gods (especially Hellenic gods) get their domains?

154 upvotes • musicninja

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Egyptologists often state that while invaders may have conquered Egypt militarily, Egypt conquered them culturally and religiously in turn. What qualities did Egypt possess that allowed it to "conquer" its invaders and remain relatively culturally and religiously unchanged over countless dynasties?

154 upvotes • MissBrainProblems

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When did people stop referring to the 1820s when they say “the 20s”

154 upvotes • hurricanefiresale

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In the film "Django Unchained" Django uses a snowman for target practice. Are snowmen actually things people would make during the 1850s or was it just used in the film as an artistic liberty?

154 upvotes • napperino

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Theresa May beat Ramsay MacDonald's 1924 record government defeat (166) in the House of Commons last night. However, most news reports only include the modern era. What was the largest defeat in divisions pre-MacDonald, and what affect did it have on the government?	154	AlmightyB
How did Knights feel about Arthurian Myth, were they just stories or did they aspire to be like Galahad and Gawain?	154	Teakilla
When the American revolution happened, did they all always intend for the colonies to form one country, or was there a movement to have the colonies become separate countries?	154	edd6pi
Why did factions form around the Blue and Green teams at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as opposed to White and Red, given how there were originally only Red and White teams at the Circus Maximus in Rome?	154	EnclavedMicrostate
How did Israel, a state founded by Jews, a people without a strong military tradition, put together the Haganah, an army capable of defeating their Arab neighbors, some of whom had western-trained armies with an educated general staff?	154	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
"The Myth of Tiananmen"	154	JonasThiel
Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon were said in Greek myths to have drawn lots to decide the domain each of them would rule over. How did other gods (especially Hellenic gods) get their domains?	154	musicninja
Egyptologists often state that while invaders may have conquered Egypt militarily, Egypt conquered them culturally and religiously in turn. What qualities did Egypt possess that allowed it to "conquer" its invaders and remain relatively culturally and religiously unchanged over countless dynasties?	154	MissBrainProblems
When did people stop referring to the 1820s when they say “the 20s”	154	hurricanefiresale
In the film "Django Unchained" Django uses a snowman for target practice. Are snowmen actually things people would make during the 1850s or was it just used in the film as an artistic liberty?	154	napperino