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Why did Germany think they could rule all of Europe, when no one had been able to for the past 2000 years?

247 upvotes • Worldly_Ball_9879

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Why didn't Princip shoot someone else?

245 upvotes • eyyoorre

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What was Hitler's beef with the Habsburgs?

241 upvotes • Top_Reference8836

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Why were pants invented?

240 upvotes • rogthnor

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If purple paint was so rare and expensive, why not just mix blue and red?

238 upvotes • i-feed-you-my-shit

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Einstein's property in Germany was confiscated because he was supposedly Communist. Is that true?

237 upvotes • SophieTheCat

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Did anyone in history ever have a real chance of leading the United States into a major war? If so, who and why?

225 upvotes • EnchantedSoul1986

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How Did The Korean War Start Only 5 Years After The Split?

210 upvotes • ghostwarrior112

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What YouTube channels are creditable when talking about history?

204 upvotes • Cowblep

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Why did foreign conquerors of China undergo Sinicization?

202 upvotes • Panda_Sad_

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Germany think they could rule all of Europe, when no one had been able to for the past 2000 years?	247	Worldly_Ball_9879
Why didn't Princip shoot someone else?	245	eyyoorre
What was Hitler's beef with the Habsburgs?	241	Top_Reference8836
Why were pants invented?	240	rogthnor
If purple paint was so rare and expensive, why not just mix blue and red?	238	i-feed-you-my-shit
Einstein's property in Germany was confiscated because he was supposedly Communist. Is that true?	237	SophieTheCat
Did anyone in history ever have a real chance of leading the United States into a major war? If so, who and why?	225	EnchantedSoul1986
How Did The Korean War Start Only 5 Years After The Split?	210	ghostwarrior112
What YouTube channels are creditable when talking about history?	204	Cowblep
Why did foreign conquerors of China undergo Sinicization?	202	Panda_Sad_