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Are there descendants of the Borgia family of Renaissance Italy alive today?

151 upvotes • johnblul

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Did anyone object to Ottoman sultans appointing the Patriarch of Constantinople?

151 upvotes • Evan_Th

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Why did the Carolina colony split into North and South Carolina?

151 upvotes • AgentCC

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Trying to ascertain the veracity of this claim about laborers in the late 14th century "Even the meanest worker earned four and a half pence per day, which was enough to buy himself three loaves, a big joint of meat, and several gallons of ale."

151 upvotes • PigKiller3001

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How long has autism been around? Has the set of symptoms we call "autism" always existed, or is it a recent phenomenon?

151 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why is the denial of the Armenian genocide so widely accepted and holocaust denial is widely frowned upon even though the 2 are related?

151 upvotes • Akaky_Akakievich

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Was Zoroastrianism declining in Persia even before the Arab Conquest?

151 upvotes • MurdochAV

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What was the response (if any) when Romans encountered Buddhism?

151 upvotes • eleventeenth_beatle

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What were the primary differences between Soviet Sub designs and US sub designs during the cold war? what "Doctrines" did those designs build towards?

151 upvotes • Doncuneo

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Why were and are the Swiss Guards used almost excursively by the Vatican?

151 upvotes • Burnallthetrees

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there descendants of the Borgia family of Renaissance Italy alive today?	151	johnblul
Did anyone object to Ottoman sultans appointing the Patriarch of Constantinople?	151	Evan_Th
Why did the Carolina colony split into North and South Carolina?	151	AgentCC
Trying to ascertain the veracity of this claim about laborers in the late 14th century "Even the meanest worker earned four and a half pence per day, which was enough to buy himself three loaves, a big joint of meat, and several gallons of ale."	151	PigKiller3001
How long has autism been around? Has the set of symptoms we call "autism" always existed, or is it a recent phenomenon?	151	[deleted]
Why is the denial of the Armenian genocide so widely accepted and holocaust denial is widely frowned upon even though the 2 are related?	151	Akaky_Akakievich
Was Zoroastrianism declining in Persia even before the Arab Conquest?	151	MurdochAV
What was the response (if any) when Romans encountered Buddhism?	151	eleventeenth_beatle
What were the primary differences between Soviet Sub designs and US sub designs during the cold war? what "Doctrines" did those designs build towards?	151	Doncuneo
Why were and are the Swiss Guards used almost excursively by the Vatican?	151	Burnallthetrees