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I've read that early archaeologists believed the city of Great Zimbabwe had to be built by a "white" people, and so destroyed evidence of black cultures living there in their search for proof of their theories. Is there truth to this? Have archaeologists recovered anything?

144 upvotes • drock45

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Native American alcohol. Did it exist before Europeans arrived?

144 upvotes • 2_4_dolorous_edd

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What was up with the Anti-Masonic Party? Why was Freemasonry considered such a pressing issue in 17th century America that people created a whole political party over it?

144 upvotes • omegasavant

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Can someone ELI5 the fireforce tactic used by the Rhodesians during the Bush War?

144 upvotes • henker220

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Why didn't Hitler have an Austrian accent?

144 upvotes • timwenzel

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Did the widespread cigarette smoking in WWII have a noticeable impact on the stamina / endurance training of the infantry?

144 upvotes • Mongo1021

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Did the discovery of human society in the New World give rise to any sort of theological debate in the Islamic world?

144 upvotes • twersx

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When steppe nomads (like the Mongols and Turks) conquered the Middle East, what did they do about water when crossing the desert?

144 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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The (US) founding fathers gave us a list of constitutional rights. What was corruption like in politics at the time? Were there any corrupt politicians that might have influenced the wording of the constitution to fulfill selfish agendas?

144 upvotes • RainingBeer

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Supposed I'm a middle-class man in Early Renaissance London and I wanted to carry a weapon on my person in public. What sort of rules and regulations were there for me to own and carry one?

144 upvotes • Hitty40

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I've read that early archaeologists believed the city of Great Zimbabwe had to be built by a "white" people, and so destroyed evidence of black cultures living there in their search for proof of their theories. Is there truth to this? Have archaeologists recovered anything?	144	drock45
Native American alcohol. Did it exist before Europeans arrived?	144	2_4_dolorous_edd
What was up with the Anti-Masonic Party? Why was Freemasonry considered such a pressing issue in 17th century America that people created a whole political party over it?	144	omegasavant
Can someone ELI5 the fireforce tactic used by the Rhodesians during the Bush War?	144	henker220
Why didn't Hitler have an Austrian accent?	144	timwenzel
Did the widespread cigarette smoking in WWII have a noticeable impact on the stamina / endurance training of the infantry?	144	Mongo1021
Did the discovery of human society in the New World give rise to any sort of theological debate in the Islamic world?	144	twersx
When steppe nomads (like the Mongols and Turks) conquered the Middle East, what did they do about water when crossing the desert?	144	The_Manchurian
The (US) founding fathers gave us a list of constitutional rights. What was corruption like in politics at the time? Were there any corrupt politicians that might have influenced the wording of the constitution to fulfill selfish agendas?	144	RainingBeer
Supposed I'm a middle-class man in Early Renaissance London and I wanted to carry a weapon on my person in public. What sort of rules and regulations were there for me to own and carry one?	144	Hitty40