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Why did Spain so easily give up Roussillon, and why did they never attempt to get it back?

945 upvotes • Emmaxop

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People seem to describe every US Presidential election as the most important "in a generation" or "in our lifetime." Were there any elections in the past that were generally regarded as relatively unimportant at the time?

945 upvotes • theotherbogart

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Did Hitler hate the way he looked? He wasn't Aryan, or anything like his version of an "ideal" person...

944 upvotes • 14thCenturyHood

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Were there other names under consideration for the United States of America prior to the declaration of independence?

944 upvotes • [deleted]

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Napoleon is currently venerated in France as a national hero. Since his death, has this always been the case? How was he perceived in France in the years following his defeat at Waterloo?

944 upvotes • Huggydabuggy

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After World War One, the Allies (GB, France, US, Japan) invaded Russia, with the purpose of helping the Whites. How big of a force did each power send? What did they actually do (were there other interests)? What was the individual public reactions to their troops being involved in another country?

944 upvotes • George_S_Patton_III

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So, are Rhodesia apologists all just gaslighting racists, or is there something I'm missing?

944 upvotes • DiogenesHavingaWee

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I`m a peasant living in the countryside of England in the year 1000 A.D. I just stubbed my toe against the wall. What cuss word do i yell out loud to announce that i`m in pain?

943 upvotes • ikebana21lesnik

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When did humans begin adding a second storey on buildings?

942 upvotes • ReuDaMan

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Where during the Viking age was Scandinavia most densly populated and how big was the Viking population?

941 upvotes • solilut

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Spain so easily give up Roussillon, and why did they never attempt to get it back?	945	Emmaxop
People seem to describe every US Presidential election as the most important "in a generation" or "in our lifetime." Were there any elections in the past that were generally regarded as relatively unimportant at the time?	945	theotherbogart
Did Hitler hate the way he looked? He wasn't Aryan, or anything like his version of an "ideal" person...	944	14thCenturyHood
Were there other names under consideration for the United States of America prior to the declaration of independence?	944	[deleted]
Napoleon is currently venerated in France as a national hero. Since his death, has this always been the case? How was he perceived in France in the years following his defeat at Waterloo?	944	Huggydabuggy
After World War One, the Allies (GB, France, US, Japan) invaded Russia, with the purpose of helping the Whites. How big of a force did each power send? What did they actually do (were there other interests)? What was the individual public reactions to their troops being involved in another country?	944	George_S_Patton_III
So, are Rhodesia apologists all just gaslighting racists, or is there something I'm missing?	944	DiogenesHavingaWee
I`m a peasant living in the countryside of England in the year 1000 A.D. I just stubbed my toe against the wall. What cuss word do i yell out loud to announce that i`m in pain?	943	ikebana21lesnik
When did humans begin adding a second storey on buildings?	942	ReuDaMan
Where during the Viking age was Scandinavia most densly populated and how big was the Viking population?	941	solilut