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The British Navy dominated its French counterpart during the Napoleonic Wars, so why did the French have so much success transporting troops to aid the American Revolution?

144 upvotes • mrsaturdaypants

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IAMA Professor of Public Engagement with History and author and I'm also co-presenting the free online course 'Royal Food and Feasting' - AMA!

144 upvotes • katewilliamsme

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Why did Queen Elizabeth end the annual tradition of the royal ball for presenting debutantes to court?

144 upvotes • ftctkugffquoctngxxh

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Mexican accordion folk music (norteña) sounds strikingly similar to Eastern European polka - how did this come to be?

144 upvotes • igotcivilrights

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Are there better contextualizations of the Red Army purges in the 1930's than "Stalin was paranoid"?

144 upvotes • lcnielsen

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We’re there ever cases of murderers tying people to railroads?

144 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was Hitler angry that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor? I know Germany had its hands full at the time, and I would think they would have preferred the US not directly enter the war. So what was Hitler's reaction to Japan's attack?

144 upvotes • Ekooing

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King Zog I didn't come from a royal bloodline or have any prior claim to any throne in Europe. How did he end up as king of the Albanians?

144 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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What did the Gauls have to gain by attacking Hannibal on his march to Italy? Is it possible they did it solely for intangible reasons?

144 upvotes • Titus____Pullo

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Media is currently reporting that University of Exeter researchers have found remnants of 81 towns that had about 1 million inhabitants, from 1000 to 1400 AC, in the centre of Amazon. Where did they go? How come the Portuguese did not find them when arriving in Brazil?

144 upvotes • CheetoBenitoBurrito

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The British Navy dominated its French counterpart during the Napoleonic Wars, so why did the French have so much success transporting troops to aid the American Revolution?	144	mrsaturdaypants
IAMA Professor of Public Engagement with History and author and I'm also co-presenting the free online course 'Royal Food and Feasting' - AMA!	144	katewilliamsme
Why did Queen Elizabeth end the annual tradition of the royal ball for presenting debutantes to court?	144	ftctkugffquoctngxxh
Mexican accordion folk music (norteña) sounds strikingly similar to Eastern European polka - how did this come to be?	144	igotcivilrights
Are there better contextualizations of the Red Army purges in the 1930's than "Stalin was paranoid"?	144	lcnielsen
We’re there ever cases of murderers tying people to railroads?	144	[deleted]
Was Hitler angry that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor? I know Germany had its hands full at the time, and I would think they would have preferred the US not directly enter the war. So what was Hitler's reaction to Japan's attack?	144	Ekooing
King Zog I didn't come from a royal bloodline or have any prior claim to any throne in Europe. How did he end up as king of the Albanians?	144	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
What did the Gauls have to gain by attacking Hannibal on his march to Italy? Is it possible they did it solely for intangible reasons?	144	Titus____Pullo
Media is currently reporting that University of Exeter researchers have found remnants of 81 towns that had about 1 million inhabitants, from 1000 to 1400 AC, in the centre of Amazon. Where did they go? How come the Portuguese did not find them when arriving in Brazil?	144	CheetoBenitoBurrito