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How prepared was Paris in 1914 to fight street to street in WW1? Were barricades erected, contingency plan in place in case of invasion? Or would capitulation and surrender be ordered?

144 upvotes • 4waystreet

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What was the US rationale for opening relations and allowing US companies to do business in Communist China but not Communist Russia, Cuba or North Korea?

144 upvotes • breadbeard

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Is There Any Evidence That Moors Reached The Americas Before Columbus?

144 upvotes • jaundicedplatypus

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How peaceful was sub-Saharan Africa prior to the re-drawing of borders by Europeans?

144 upvotes • Leovinus_Jones

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Prior to the crusades, what were relations between Byzantium and the western Catholic kingdoms like?

144 upvotes • SuperGavio

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How did the Mexica (aka Aztecs) deal with the umbilical cord after birth? Was there any cultural significance attached to it or was it merely disposed of?

144 upvotes • Mictlantecuhtli

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With pikemen phalanx or syntagmas, what happens when the front linesman's spear/pike broke?

144 upvotes • mktoaster

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How were the Roman Legions able to defeat the Greek Hoplite.

144 upvotes • jazmagnus

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What was marriage like, in Europe, before the Catholic Church began to regulate the practice?

144 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did drive-in movie theaters decline in popularity?

144 upvotes • cat_on_head

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How prepared was Paris in 1914 to fight street to street in WW1? Were barricades erected, contingency plan in place in case of invasion? Or would capitulation and surrender be ordered?	144	4waystreet
What was the US rationale for opening relations and allowing US companies to do business in Communist China but not Communist Russia, Cuba or North Korea?	144	breadbeard
Is There Any Evidence That Moors Reached The Americas Before Columbus?	144	jaundicedplatypus
How peaceful was sub-Saharan Africa prior to the re-drawing of borders by Europeans?	144	Leovinus_Jones
Prior to the crusades, what were relations between Byzantium and the western Catholic kingdoms like?	144	SuperGavio
How did the Mexica (aka Aztecs) deal with the umbilical cord after birth? Was there any cultural significance attached to it or was it merely disposed of?	144	Mictlantecuhtli
With pikemen phalanx or syntagmas, what happens when the front linesman's spear/pike broke?	144	mktoaster
How were the Roman Legions able to defeat the Greek Hoplite.	144	jazmagnus
What was marriage like, in Europe, before the Catholic Church began to regulate the practice?	144	[deleted]
Why did drive-in movie theaters decline in popularity?	144	cat_on_head