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The Praetorian Guard is famous for its betrayals and failures, but what about successes? Were there any instances of the Praetorian Guard successfully saving their emperor?

2008 upvotes • sovietkangaroo

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What was the Japanese objective against the US in WWII? Trade concessions? Annexation of Hawaii?

2007 upvotes • Jaktastik

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Who came up with the name of United States of America? Were there any alternative names?

2007 upvotes • Execute-Order-66

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During the Russian Civil War, according to Wikipedia, the Red Army democratically elected officers and held no ranks, until a decree in May 1918. What would the pre-decree Red Army have been like for an average volunteer?

2007 upvotes • Chuckun

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How did people travel in the ancient world without immediately getting sold into slavery once they reached an unfamiliar city?

2007 upvotes • PoolSharkPete

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Why does the People's Republic of China often use such a distinctive naming scheme for its policies?

2007 upvotes • Jack_Molesworth

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I'm Turkish; what are the proofs of the Armenian genocide, and why is our government still denying it?

2006 upvotes • haponto

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To what extent was there "ethnic" discrimination in ancient Rome? Was there a period where there would have been signs similar to the "No Irish" signs in 19th c. America?

2006 upvotes • TreebeardButIntoBDSM

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Allergies

2006 upvotes • Vandsaz

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Did most women, as depicted in many renaissance paintings and sculptures, really have mostly a smaller bust? NSFW

2005 upvotes • -h4voc-SA

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Praetorian Guard is famous for its betrayals and failures, but what about successes? Were there any instances of the Praetorian Guard successfully saving their emperor?	2008	sovietkangaroo
What was the Japanese objective against the US in WWII? Trade concessions? Annexation of Hawaii?	2007	Jaktastik
Who came up with the name of United States of America? Were there any alternative names?	2007	Execute-Order-66
During the Russian Civil War, according to Wikipedia, the Red Army democratically elected officers and held no ranks, until a decree in May 1918. What would the pre-decree Red Army have been like for an average volunteer?	2007	Chuckun
How did people travel in the ancient world without immediately getting sold into slavery once they reached an unfamiliar city?	2007	PoolSharkPete
Why does the People's Republic of China often use such a distinctive naming scheme for its policies?	2007	Jack_Molesworth
I'm Turkish; what are the proofs of the Armenian genocide, and why is our government still denying it?	2006	haponto
To what extent was there "ethnic" discrimination in ancient Rome? Was there a period where there would have been signs similar to the "No Irish" signs in 19th c. America?	2006	TreebeardButIntoBDSM
Allergies	2006	Vandsaz
Did most women, as depicted in many renaissance paintings and sculptures, really have mostly a smaller bust? NSFW	2005	-h4voc-SA