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Did the Romans go extinct? Were they displaced or exterminated by the Germanic tribes? To what extent are Italians, Spaniards, Frenchmen and others descended from Romans? Were the Romans even caucasian?

1862 upvotes • Igotaquestion__

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Were there occultist or cryptozoological motivations to the Nazi expedition to Tibet from 1938 to 1939?

1862 upvotes • chikindiner

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Is folklore about Goblins rooted in anti-Semitism?

1862 upvotes • littlefall

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How valid are the claims Mother Teresa was a 'sadist' who made the poor suffer?

1861 upvotes • SpaceGeneralAmerica

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How did Venice lose her maritime importance while the less-powerful Genoa maintained as Italy's largest port today?

1860 upvotes • jayflying

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The US Secret Service was originally founded to combat counterfeiting. Why were they tasked with the protection of the President, and why do they still assume two different roles as Presidential security and financial investigations?

1860 upvotes • Dtnoip30

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In Ancient Greece, erotic/romantic relationships were primarily between men, and heterosexual relationships were more for the purpose of childbearing/homemaking. Did women ever get to have erotic/romantic relationships? If so, with whom?

1860 upvotes • bacteriababy

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Why has Russia historically maintained roughly the same borders and not disintegrated into various states?

1859 upvotes • The-Is

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Marijuana was prohibited in 1937, yet Nixon is said to have started "the War on Drugs". What did Nixon do that wasn't already being done since 1937?

1859 upvotes • darklordoftech

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President Wilson left an annuity for his daughter Maggie in his will, on the condition that she never marry. Was this common at the time? And is there any specific known reason why he did this?

1859 upvotes • zachar3

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Did the Romans go extinct? Were they displaced or exterminated by the Germanic tribes? To what extent are Italians, Spaniards, Frenchmen and others descended from Romans? Were the Romans even caucasian?	1862	Igotaquestion__
Were there occultist or cryptozoological motivations to the Nazi expedition to Tibet from 1938 to 1939?	1862	chikindiner
Is folklore about Goblins rooted in anti-Semitism?	1862	littlefall
How valid are the claims Mother Teresa was a 'sadist' who made the poor suffer?	1861	SpaceGeneralAmerica
How did Venice lose her maritime importance while the less-powerful Genoa maintained as Italy's largest port today?	1860	jayflying
The US Secret Service was originally founded to combat counterfeiting. Why were they tasked with the protection of the President, and why do they still assume two different roles as Presidential security and financial investigations?	1860	Dtnoip30
In Ancient Greece, erotic/romantic relationships were primarily between men, and heterosexual relationships were more for the purpose of childbearing/homemaking. Did women ever get to have erotic/romantic relationships? If so, with whom?	1860	bacteriababy
Why has Russia historically maintained roughly the same borders and not disintegrated into various states?	1859	The-Is
Marijuana was prohibited in 1937, yet Nixon is said to have started "the War on Drugs". What did Nixon do that wasn't already being done since 1937?	1859	darklordoftech
President Wilson left an annuity for his daughter Maggie in his will, on the condition that she never marry. Was this common at the time? And is there any specific known reason why he did this?	1859	zachar3