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Have the Kurds ever had a state? If not why have they never been able to create one?

582 upvotes • sRazors96

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Was there a contingency plan for retrieving the undetonated device if either of the Atomic bombs didn't work over Japan?

582 upvotes • Vortigern

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What do I do with complete set of diaries of an Australian soldier from WW1 who coordinated censorship but did not censor his own diaries.

582 upvotes • Scrumpe

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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in surface displacement of up to 20 feet near the faultline. Did this lead to any major property disputes? Was there already a legal precedent for handling cases where the land under a property line literally moved on its own?

582 upvotes • hborrgg

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What happened to Roman soldiers who were non-fatally injured, but who couldn't keep up with the pace of the legion when marching?

582 upvotes • CortillionTheDancer

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For poor and middle-class women living in Medieval Europe, who could they turn to for sexual and reproductive health care? Did they have access to the same information an upper-class woman would've received?

582 upvotes • domocke

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Why didn't they kill Napoleon instead of exiling?

582 upvotes • lllIIIIIIIlIIIIIlll

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has any real life historical princess ever actually been kidnapped outside of ancient mythology and medieval fairytales?

582 upvotes • cocksqueak

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In the Gallic wars, Julius Caesar mentions that Gauls have very prolific iron mines, and he praises how clever their mining devices are, but he never describes them. Do we know what these devices were?

582 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Did ancient peoples "go to the beach" as we do today?

581 upvotes • semihuman

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Have the Kurds ever had a state? If not why have they never been able to create one?	582	sRazors96
Was there a contingency plan for retrieving the undetonated device if either of the Atomic bombs didn't work over Japan?	582	Vortigern
What do I do with complete set of diaries of an Australian soldier from WW1 who coordinated censorship but did not censor his own diaries.	582	Scrumpe
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in surface displacement of up to 20 feet near the faultline. Did this lead to any major property disputes? Was there already a legal precedent for handling cases where the land under a property line literally moved on its own?	582	hborrgg
What happened to Roman soldiers who were non-fatally injured, but who couldn't keep up with the pace of the legion when marching?	582	CortillionTheDancer
For poor and middle-class women living in Medieval Europe, who could they turn to for sexual and reproductive health care? Did they have access to the same information an upper-class woman would've received?	582	domocke
Why didn't they kill Napoleon instead of exiling?	582	lllIIIIIIIlIIIIIlll
has any real life historical princess ever actually been kidnapped outside of ancient mythology and medieval fairytales?	582	cocksqueak
In the Gallic wars, Julius Caesar mentions that Gauls have very prolific iron mines, and he praises how clever their mining devices are, but he never describes them. Do we know what these devices were?	582	Frigorifico
Did ancient peoples "go to the beach" as we do today?	581	semihuman