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Have bees ever been used in warfare?

147 upvotes • stupidrobots

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What were the First and Second Reichs?

147 upvotes • AllKnowingFez

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Was the title "William the Bastard" supposed to be an insult?

147 upvotes • Keithious

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I've read that Jews throughout history were almost universally literate. Is this correct and if so, why?

147 upvotes • Svinnik

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What theories best explain all the flood myths around the world?

147 upvotes • fourforksaches

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I've always heard of NATO plans to defend the Fulda Gap from the Soviets during the Cold War, was there a Soviet plan to stop NATO from rushing east in the same manner?

147 upvotes • EMartinez86

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What would the authority and position of a real Sheriff of Nottingham circa 12th century England have been?

147 upvotes • Shout92

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Is there a reason cats are never mentioned in the Bible?

147 upvotes • GreensburgZombie

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Could someone please explain the India partition, Gandhi's role and why he seems to be hated for the genocides that occurred there?

147 upvotes • ludicrousaccount

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How did China and Russia get so big?

147 upvotes • YourFriendCody

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Have bees ever been used in warfare?	147	stupidrobots
What were the First and Second Reichs?	147	AllKnowingFez
Was the title "William the Bastard" supposed to be an insult?	147	Keithious
I've read that Jews throughout history were almost universally literate. Is this correct and if so, why?	147	Svinnik
What theories best explain all the flood myths around the world?	147	fourforksaches
I've always heard of NATO plans to defend the Fulda Gap from the Soviets during the Cold War, was there a Soviet plan to stop NATO from rushing east in the same manner?	147	EMartinez86
What would the authority and position of a real Sheriff of Nottingham circa 12th century England have been?	147	Shout92
Is there a reason cats are never mentioned in the Bible?	147	GreensburgZombie
Could someone please explain the India partition, Gandhi's role and why he seems to be hated for the genocides that occurred there?	147	ludicrousaccount
How did China and Russia get so big?	147	YourFriendCody