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Why did the Prince Regent (later George IV) order several royal coffins opened, including Henry VIII and Charles I?

1586 upvotes • hisholinessleoxiii

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How "advanced" was the Islam world compared to the Christian Medieval Europe (c. 7th-12th century)?

1585 upvotes • t0rnap0rt

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Why didn’t English develop gendered words for ‘cousin’?

1585 upvotes • butforevernow

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We hear a lot about single Soviet officers who prevented nuclear weapons from being fired during the Cold War. Are there any times that the US (or another western nation ) almost launched nukes and was stopped by a single person?

1584 upvotes • aquatic_mammal

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Why was the Revolutionary War over after the battle of Yorktown? I never understood why the rest of the British forces didn't keep fighting, especially if they still had significant forces based in New York City, and if Cornwallis wasn't even the commander of British forces in the states.

1584 upvotes • suduski

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In 1176 Henry II ‘took every castle in England into his hand, and removing the castellans of the earls and barons, put in his own custodians.’ How did this not cause total civil war?

1584 upvotes • Secure-Barracuda

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Why does the story of Rhodesia attract so many racists?

1583 upvotes • shtery

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How did Christianity move from a belief that heaven was a holding tank until resurrection to eternal reward in heaven?

1583 upvotes • TheColourOfHeartache

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It seems like many, if not most, religions in history revere the sun in some fashion. Were there ever any cultures, perhaps in hot climates, that viewed the sun as an enemy?

1582 upvotes • Notmiefault

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Suppose you run a bakery in London in 1271. Besides risen bread what (if anything) do you sell?

1582 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the Prince Regent (later George IV) order several royal coffins opened, including Henry VIII and Charles I?	1586	hisholinessleoxiii
How "advanced" was the Islam world compared to the Christian Medieval Europe (c. 7th-12th century)?	1585	t0rnap0rt
Why didn’t English develop gendered words for ‘cousin’?	1585	butforevernow
We hear a lot about single Soviet officers who prevented nuclear weapons from being fired during the Cold War. Are there any times that the US (or another western nation ) almost launched nukes and was stopped by a single person?	1584	aquatic_mammal
Why was the Revolutionary War over after the battle of Yorktown? I never understood why the rest of the British forces didn't keep fighting, especially if they still had significant forces based in New York City, and if Cornwallis wasn't even the commander of British forces in the states.	1584	suduski
In 1176 Henry II ‘took every castle in England into his hand, and removing the castellans of the earls and barons, put in his own custodians.’ How did this not cause total civil war?	1584	Secure-Barracuda
Why does the story of Rhodesia attract so many racists?	1583	shtery
How did Christianity move from a belief that heaven was a holding tank until resurrection to eternal reward in heaven?	1583	TheColourOfHeartache
It seems like many, if not most, religions in history revere the sun in some fashion. Were there ever any cultures, perhaps in hot climates, that viewed the sun as an enemy?	1582	Notmiefault
Suppose you run a bakery in London in 1271. Besides risen bread what (if anything) do you sell?	1582	grapp