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How did Byzantines and Europeans react to the sack of Baghdad in 1258?

143 upvotes • kesht17

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Why does The Gambia exist as an enclave within Senegal? It is such a small area, why did it not become part of Senegal?

143 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why do depictions of American Indians never show men with facial hair?

143 upvotes • SutonzuTheHighkage

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Both the Italian and German fascist models of government were lauded and envied for their resilience during the Great Depression. Is there any evidence that the fascist policies of the two nations had any bearing on their emergence from the depression?

143 upvotes • everdom

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Why was being surrounded so bad in antique battles such as Cannae?

143 upvotes • factsforreal

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Did the Native Americans know that the old worlders were the ones bringing over the diseases that ravaged their communities?

143 upvotes • Bossnasa387

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How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees or more, stay cool?

143 upvotes • CatatonicTaterTot

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What did Constantinople look like in the few years before it was sacked in 1204? (? Still "Roman" looking architecture/statues/fountains that would remind us of Ancient Rome? Depopulated already before the sack?)

143 upvotes • GodAlmighty69

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What was the general reaction of European monarchies to the execution of Charles the first in 1649?

143 upvotes • Venne1139

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Defeated Gallic leaders were stripped, made to kneel and then kissed the Roman legionnaire's golden eagle. How consciously sexual was this?

143 upvotes • DJ_Beardsquirt

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Byzantines and Europeans react to the sack of Baghdad in 1258?	143	kesht17
Why does The Gambia exist as an enclave within Senegal? It is such a small area, why did it not become part of Senegal?	143	[deleted]
Why do depictions of American Indians never show men with facial hair?	143	SutonzuTheHighkage
Both the Italian and German fascist models of government were lauded and envied for their resilience during the Great Depression. Is there any evidence that the fascist policies of the two nations had any bearing on their emergence from the depression?	143	everdom
Why was being surrounded so bad in antique battles such as Cannae?	143	factsforreal
Did the Native Americans know that the old worlders were the ones bringing over the diseases that ravaged their communities?	143	Bossnasa387
How did Native Americans in the American Southwest, where it regularly exceeds 100 degrees or more, stay cool?	143	CatatonicTaterTot
What did Constantinople look like in the few years before it was sacked in 1204? (? Still "Roman" looking architecture/statues/fountains that would remind us of Ancient Rome? Depopulated already before the sack?)	143	GodAlmighty69
What was the general reaction of European monarchies to the execution of Charles the first in 1649?	143	Venne1139
Defeated Gallic leaders were stripped, made to kneel and then kissed the Roman legionnaire's golden eagle. How consciously sexual was this?	143	DJ_Beardsquirt