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Why did Russia support the North during the American Civil War?

145 upvotes • PrehistoricFacts

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Did medieval people perceive colors the same way as we do?

145 upvotes • jsnkd

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How seriously did Ancient Romans take the deification of their former emperors?

145 upvotes • elston_gunnn

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What is the history behind girls clapping games?

145 upvotes • IMMADUCK-NARS

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Have empires in decline historically been able to rebound? What, if any, are the most notable examples of this occurring?

145 upvotes • 7UPvote

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How many atomic bombs were still available to Truman in the immediate aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

145 upvotes • madam1

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In the first Sherlock Holmes book Watson lists a collection of subjects Holmes was ignorant of (it later turns out he's blocking out subjects that aren't helpful to mystery solving), One of the subjects is "western philosophy". would that be considered a bad thing in the 1880s?

145 upvotes • grapp

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The Paraguay War (1864 to 1870) 390 thousand people dead and as a result, a reshaped continent - But what do we really know about it?

145 upvotes • itwasinthetubes

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Why didn't the Holy Roman Empire/ Kingdom of Prussia colonise like the British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Portugese did?

145 upvotes • Smittywasnumber1

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In medieval England, would the first letters of "knife" and "knight" have been pronounced?

145 upvotes • Vladith

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Russia support the North during the American Civil War?	145	PrehistoricFacts
Did medieval people perceive colors the same way as we do?	145	jsnkd
How seriously did Ancient Romans take the deification of their former emperors?	145	elston_gunnn
What is the history behind girls clapping games?	145	IMMADUCK-NARS
Have empires in decline historically been able to rebound? What, if any, are the most notable examples of this occurring?	145	7UPvote
How many atomic bombs were still available to Truman in the immediate aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?	145	madam1
In the first Sherlock Holmes book Watson lists a collection of subjects Holmes was ignorant of (it later turns out he's blocking out subjects that aren't helpful to mystery solving), One of the subjects is "western philosophy". would that be considered a bad thing in the 1880s?	145	grapp
The Paraguay War (1864 to 1870) 390 thousand people dead and as a result, a reshaped continent - But what do we really know about it?	145	itwasinthetubes
Why didn't the Holy Roman Empire/ Kingdom of Prussia colonise like the British, French, Spanish, Dutch and Portugese did?	145	Smittywasnumber1
In medieval England, would the first letters of "knife" and "knight" have been pronounced?	145	Vladith