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Are there Native American accounts of tornadoes or hurricanes?

1035 upvotes • TheRockButWorst

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City Walls were an important part of a medieval cities defenses. But a lot of important cities were built on rivers and tended to grow on both sides. How was this handled?

1034 upvotes • Usually_mistaken

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In reading Sherlock Holmes, there are quite a few lines in French or German without translation. Would the average English reader in the 1890s be expected to understand multiple languages?

1034 upvotes • iblamepaulsimon

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In 1975, Congress restored Robert E. Lee’s citizenship, post-dated to June 13th, 1865. Why did they do this, and how did the American public react?

1034 upvotes • JosephWilliamNamath

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I'm a blacksmith in London, ca 1400. How much money do I make? How educated am I? What kind of goods do I make most often?

1033 upvotes • Vladith

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how many US presidents grew up in families of below average income (for the time) and how many grew up in families of above average income (also for the time)?

1033 upvotes • grapp

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Why did "Jesus" become a popular name in Mexico, but not the rest of the Christian world?

1033 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Why did the Southern United States end up so much more religious than the Northeast or the West Coast?

1033 upvotes • parflagen

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How was Saddam Hussein able to fight Iran for 8 years without a massive Shiite uprising in Iraq?

1033 upvotes • notbarrackobama

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When free public education was introduced in the United States, was there widespread opposition? Who made up the opposition, what were their arguments?

1032 upvotes • WirelessOrangeJuice

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there Native American accounts of tornadoes or hurricanes?	1035	TheRockButWorst
City Walls were an important part of a medieval cities defenses. But a lot of important cities were built on rivers and tended to grow on both sides. How was this handled?	1034	Usually_mistaken
In reading Sherlock Holmes, there are quite a few lines in French or German without translation. Would the average English reader in the 1890s be expected to understand multiple languages?	1034	iblamepaulsimon
In 1975, Congress restored Robert E. Lee’s citizenship, post-dated to June 13th, 1865. Why did they do this, and how did the American public react?	1034	JosephWilliamNamath
I'm a blacksmith in London, ca 1400. How much money do I make? How educated am I? What kind of goods do I make most often?	1033	Vladith
how many US presidents grew up in families of below average income (for the time) and how many grew up in families of above average income (also for the time)?	1033	grapp
Why did "Jesus" become a popular name in Mexico, but not the rest of the Christian world?	1033	TheJucheisLoose
Why did the Southern United States end up so much more religious than the Northeast or the West Coast?	1033	parflagen
How was Saddam Hussein able to fight Iran for 8 years without a massive Shiite uprising in Iraq?	1033	notbarrackobama
When free public education was introduced in the United States, was there widespread opposition? Who made up the opposition, what were their arguments?	1032	WirelessOrangeJuice