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Is "Sailor Moon" an accurate representation of what it was like to be a Magical Girl in the 1990's?

586 upvotes • moocow1452

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Was Diocletian's Tetrarchy considered a successful or failed political system/model overall? Why?

586 upvotes • Rec0nSl0th

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Why did no city develop at the mouth of the Connecticut River? And why didn’t any forts get built to protect it?

586 upvotes • henry_fords_ghost

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All throughout history, countries have been fighting over Afghanistan. Why is this?

586 upvotes • Cheonduist_Jihad

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How much merit is there to Bill Barr's claims that "there was a general agreement" among the founding fathers regarding a strong executive and that they viewed the British Parliament (and not the King) as the primary instrument of tyranny?

586 upvotes • BroseppeVerdi

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Which medieval close combat weapon was the most effective?

585 upvotes • Mr_Bimmler

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Woke up with a massive sinus headache this morning. While taking my allergy meds, I got to thinking. What did ancient cultures do to handle common medical problems like allergies, heartburn etc?

585 upvotes • cdeesham

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When did men wearing hats become so universal and when did it cease?

585 upvotes • roryfl

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During reconstruction, did Virginia ever claim that it should be allowed to reabsorb West Virginia? Did the succession of West Virginia make it federally legal for regions to succeed from states?

585 upvotes • CitizenPremier

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What´s the purpose in the design of Gladiator Sandals?

585 upvotes • barbarianbavarian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is "Sailor Moon" an accurate representation of what it was like to be a Magical Girl in the 1990's?	586	moocow1452
Was Diocletian's Tetrarchy considered a successful or failed political system/model overall? Why?	586	Rec0nSl0th
Why did no city develop at the mouth of the Connecticut River? And why didn’t any forts get built to protect it?	586	henry_fords_ghost
All throughout history, countries have been fighting over Afghanistan. Why is this?	586	Cheonduist_Jihad
How much merit is there to Bill Barr's claims that "there was a general agreement" among the founding fathers regarding a strong executive and that they viewed the British Parliament (and not the King) as the primary instrument of tyranny?	586	BroseppeVerdi
Which medieval close combat weapon was the most effective?	585	Mr_Bimmler
Woke up with a massive sinus headache this morning. While taking my allergy meds, I got to thinking. What did ancient cultures do to handle common medical problems like allergies, heartburn etc?	585	cdeesham
When did men wearing hats become so universal and when did it cease?	585	roryfl
During reconstruction, did Virginia ever claim that it should be allowed to reabsorb West Virginia? Did the succession of West Virginia make it federally legal for regions to succeed from states?	585	CitizenPremier
What´s the purpose in the design of Gladiator Sandals?	585	barbarianbavarian