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How did European colonizers determine the names of their settlements. For example, what exactly about New Jersey was similar to Jersey?

560 upvotes • shoretemple

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Why are so many theaters called 'Strand'?

560 upvotes • friend_in_rome

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What a bunch of rapscallions that have stumbled in here today. Tell me, why do none of your wifes excel to the standards that I do, are they weak and submissive?

560 upvotes • Livia_Augusta

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Panbabylonism is the belief that the Old Testament, (among other Near Eastern religions) were either variations of Ancient Mesopotamian myths and beliefs, or heavily influenced by them. Is panbabylonism still in favor with modern assyriologists/religious scholars/theologians?

560 upvotes • jpres

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Did the egyptian pharaohs actually think they were "Gods", or was it just a tactic they used to hold control over the Egyptian people?

560 upvotes • ZeDreadPirateRoberto

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In his 'Arsenal of Democracy'-speech, Roosevelt implied that the Axis powers might try to invade the US at some point. Did he know that Japan and Germany had no such plans or did he genuinely fear an invasion?

560 upvotes • Hyas

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Have young people always had low voter turnout in elections?

560 upvotes • Adam-West

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How did housing/property markets behave following mass epidemics in history like the 1918 Spanish Flu? Did housing become super cheap? What generally happened to homes where the owners/families died?

560 upvotes • ShadowHandler

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When did the diagonal tally mark for 5 become wide spread?

560 upvotes • duckstudent

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It's 1793 and my sister has been sentenced to transportation to the Australian penal colonies... all for stealing some cloth. Aside from being arrested and convicted like her, will I see her again? Can we send letters to each other? Or will she be gone from our lives forever?

560 upvotes • StareyedInLA

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did European colonizers determine the names of their settlements. For example, what exactly about New Jersey was similar to Jersey?	560	shoretemple
Why are so many theaters called 'Strand'?	560	friend_in_rome
What a bunch of rapscallions that have stumbled in here today. Tell me, why do none of your wifes excel to the standards that I do, are they weak and submissive?	560	Livia_Augusta
Panbabylonism is the belief that the Old Testament, (among other Near Eastern religions) were either variations of Ancient Mesopotamian myths and beliefs, or heavily influenced by them. Is panbabylonism still in favor with modern assyriologists/religious scholars/theologians?	560	jpres
Did the egyptian pharaohs actually think they were "Gods", or was it just a tactic they used to hold control over the Egyptian people?	560	ZeDreadPirateRoberto
In his 'Arsenal of Democracy'-speech, Roosevelt implied that the Axis powers might try to invade the US at some point. Did he know that Japan and Germany had no such plans or did he genuinely fear an invasion?	560	Hyas
Have young people always had low voter turnout in elections?	560	Adam-West
How did housing/property markets behave following mass epidemics in history like the 1918 Spanish Flu? Did housing become super cheap? What generally happened to homes where the owners/families died?	560	ShadowHandler
When did the diagonal tally mark for 5 become wide spread?	560	duckstudent
It's 1793 and my sister has been sentenced to transportation to the Australian penal colonies... all for stealing some cloth. Aside from being arrested and convicted like her, will I see her again? Can we send letters to each other? Or will she be gone from our lives forever?	560	StareyedInLA