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Are there any examples of airship-to-airship combat? If not, how close did they come to engaging each other?

954 upvotes • JDHoare

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What made Germany think Mexico would go along with the plan in the Zimmerman Telegram?

954 upvotes • Dersivalis

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Did any Ancient Greek look at Mt Olympus and think "I could climb that" and actually attempt to get to the top?

954 upvotes • RewriteCinema

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Were citizens of Rome in the final days of the Empire aware that their civilization was ending?

954 upvotes • Triseult

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Books to Read instead of Jared Diamond's Books?

954 upvotes • Pyropeace

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How were native americans able to resist slavery in North America? Considering the cost of importing slaves from Africa why wasn't the enslaving of natives much more widely practiced?

953 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did Jains, who believe violence against all forms of life should be avoided, react to the discovery of microorganisms?

953 upvotes • 7UPvote

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Have bathrooms always be segregated by gender? If not, when did this practice begin?

953 upvotes • breadispain

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When did holocaust denial first started to appear?

953 upvotes • hiohibioh

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Why is the color Red and Blue considered opposite in human culture?

953 upvotes • Weiss-Ruthenien

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any examples of airship-to-airship combat? If not, how close did they come to engaging each other?	954	JDHoare
What made Germany think Mexico would go along with the plan in the Zimmerman Telegram?	954	Dersivalis
Did any Ancient Greek look at Mt Olympus and think "I could climb that" and actually attempt to get to the top?	954	RewriteCinema
Were citizens of Rome in the final days of the Empire aware that their civilization was ending?	954	Triseult
Books to Read instead of Jared Diamond's Books?	954	Pyropeace
How were native americans able to resist slavery in North America? Considering the cost of importing slaves from Africa why wasn't the enslaving of natives much more widely practiced?	953	[deleted]
How did Jains, who believe violence against all forms of life should be avoided, react to the discovery of microorganisms?	953	7UPvote
Have bathrooms always be segregated by gender? If not, when did this practice begin?	953	breadispain
When did holocaust denial first started to appear?	953	hiohibioh
Why is the color Red and Blue considered opposite in human culture?	953	Weiss-Ruthenien