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For what reasons did the ancestors of the Inuit choose to settle in such climates, rather than returning South?

523 upvotes • Vladith

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When I return from the supermarket, my fruits and vegetables begin to go bad after several days. How did a farmer in the Middle Ages yield and preserve enough crops to feed his family year round?

523 upvotes • Kglee54

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Why did slaveowners in the US not receive compensation, unlike in many other countries such as Britain?

523 upvotes • Individual-Scar-6372

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How did the Dutch Republic (1581-1795) function, and how well did it function?

522 upvotes • LordOfTurtles

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Is Jared Diamond accurate here?

522 upvotes • [deleted]

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What were popular social pastimes for teens in the later half of the 19th century?

522 upvotes • Grecco_Roman_Fire

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Has a head of state ever directly killed another head of state?

522 upvotes • withoutamartyr

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I've heard it said that an ulterior motive for the American Revolution was that a number of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence owed large sums to English bankers. How much truth is there to this?

522 upvotes • Geekenstein

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In Ben Hur (1959) a friend of Judah Ben-Hur wages a thousand talents on the outcome of the famous chariot race at 4:1 odds. What might one buy with a thousand talents?

522 upvotes • Borne2Run

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What was George H.W. Bush's role in the Iran-Contra scandal?

522 upvotes • orwells_elephant

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
For what reasons did the ancestors of the Inuit choose to settle in such climates, rather than returning South?	523	Vladith
When I return from the supermarket, my fruits and vegetables begin to go bad after several days. How did a farmer in the Middle Ages yield and preserve enough crops to feed his family year round?	523	Kglee54
Why did slaveowners in the US not receive compensation, unlike in many other countries such as Britain?	523	Individual-Scar-6372
How did the Dutch Republic (1581-1795) function, and how well did it function?	522	LordOfTurtles
Is Jared Diamond accurate here?	522	[deleted]
What were popular social pastimes for teens in the later half of the 19th century?	522	Grecco_Roman_Fire
Has a head of state ever directly killed another head of state?	522	withoutamartyr
I've heard it said that an ulterior motive for the American Revolution was that a number of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence owed large sums to English bankers. How much truth is there to this?	522	Geekenstein
In Ben Hur (1959) a friend of Judah Ben-Hur wages a thousand talents on the outcome of the famous chariot race at 4:1 odds. What might one buy with a thousand talents?	522	Borne2Run
What was George H.W. Bush's role in the Iran-Contra scandal?	522	orwells_elephant