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How successful were 'Maroon' communities of escaped slaves in the United States?

865 upvotes • thwackcasey

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Did Andrew Jackson really have a huge block of cheese in the White House for anybody? If so, why?

865 upvotes • hisholinessleoxiii

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What is the most accepted explanation for Stonehenge among scholars?

864 upvotes • SassyIndian

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Why can't auto manufacturers sell directly to the customer? How did dealerships arise?

864 upvotes • a4bh3

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What kind of language would a sailor use to actually curse, i.e. how would one literally curse like a sailor?

864 upvotes • BoobRockets

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Had Germany not violated Belgian neutrality in 1914, would Britain have joined World War I? Is there evidence that Britain could or would have stayed out?

864 upvotes • GetRektRenekton

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Did dragon mythology originate independently in both Europe and Asia? Or was this legend shared through exchanges such as the Silk Road?

864 upvotes • WapitiTal

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Do we have any information on how ancient people learned to identify and process ores (e.g. tin, copper, iron) for metalworking? Did it develop in one place and then spread to rest of the world or did different peoples developed it on their own?

864 upvotes • YxesWfsn

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Did Hitler paint while he was in power?

863 upvotes • supportstherabid

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Suppose you visited Rome in AD361 and then AD661, what differences would you see?

863 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How successful were 'Maroon' communities of escaped slaves in the United States?	865	thwackcasey
Did Andrew Jackson really have a huge block of cheese in the White House for anybody? If so, why?	865	hisholinessleoxiii
What is the most accepted explanation for Stonehenge among scholars?	864	SassyIndian
Why can't auto manufacturers sell directly to the customer? How did dealerships arise?	864	a4bh3
What kind of language would a sailor use to actually curse, i.e. how would one literally curse like a sailor?	864	BoobRockets
Had Germany not violated Belgian neutrality in 1914, would Britain have joined World War I? Is there evidence that Britain could or would have stayed out?	864	GetRektRenekton
Did dragon mythology originate independently in both Europe and Asia? Or was this legend shared through exchanges such as the Silk Road?	864	WapitiTal
Do we have any information on how ancient people learned to identify and process ores (e.g. tin, copper, iron) for metalworking? Did it develop in one place and then spread to rest of the world or did different peoples developed it on their own?	864	YxesWfsn
Did Hitler paint while he was in power?	863	supportstherabid
Suppose you visited Rome in AD361 and then AD661, what differences would you see?	863	grapp