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Historically, why do Americans not use the vowel 'u' in words like 'colour' and 'behaviour'?

644 upvotes • everyoneknowsabanana

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As a draftee about to go to Vietnam in 1970, what is my training like?

644 upvotes • BOOM_hehehe

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Why is China so large and unified? Why did it not break up into separate nation states like Europe? Why is there no Republic of Hunan or Kingdom of Sichuan?

644 upvotes • Yeangster

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Charles De Gaulle famously responded 'non' to the UK application to join the EU in 1963, what were the reasons for his refusal and why did he choose to be so public and yet so vague on it?

644 upvotes • Cookielolz

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Before the creation of highly processed foods like mac n cheese and chicken nuggets in the 20th century what was considered the quintessential "children's food"?

644 upvotes • justhereforhides

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How did White supremacist Americans reconcile their racism towards Italians and Greeks when their country was modeled after the Roman Republic and used Latin and Roman symbology often.?

644 upvotes • BisonThin5435

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During the Cold War, did the Soviets have their own James Bond character in the media? A hero who fought the capitalist pigs of the West for the good of Mother Russia.

643 upvotes • Beeslo

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Good afternoon fellow /r/askhistorians. I am vonAdler. AMA on Swedish history.

643 upvotes • vonadler

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How is T.E. Lawrence viewed in modern day Arabia?

643 upvotes • TruePrep1818

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Were royal children in the middle ages directly raised to rule?

643 upvotes • rixonian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Historically, why do Americans not use the vowel 'u' in words like 'colour' and 'behaviour'?	644	everyoneknowsabanana
As a draftee about to go to Vietnam in 1970, what is my training like?	644	BOOM_hehehe
Why is China so large and unified? Why did it not break up into separate nation states like Europe? Why is there no Republic of Hunan or Kingdom of Sichuan?	644	Yeangster
Charles De Gaulle famously responded 'non' to the UK application to join the EU in 1963, what were the reasons for his refusal and why did he choose to be so public and yet so vague on it?	644	Cookielolz
Before the creation of highly processed foods like mac n cheese and chicken nuggets in the 20th century what was considered the quintessential "children's food"?	644	justhereforhides
How did White supremacist Americans reconcile their racism towards Italians and Greeks when their country was modeled after the Roman Republic and used Latin and Roman symbology often.?	644	BisonThin5435
During the Cold War, did the Soviets have their own James Bond character in the media? A hero who fought the capitalist pigs of the West for the good of Mother Russia.	643	Beeslo
Good afternoon fellow /r/askhistorians. I am vonAdler. AMA on Swedish history.	643	vonadler
How is T.E. Lawrence viewed in modern day Arabia?	643	TruePrep1818
Were royal children in the middle ages directly raised to rule?	643	rixonian