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My childhood church taught that the Haitian Revolution involved a deal with the Devil in which Satan would drive out the French in exchange for 100 years of spiritual dominion of Haiti. Was this conspiracy specific to that congregation, or has it been around for many years?

490 upvotes • AndaliteBandit-

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[META] Why are historians so chill?

490 upvotes • Jesse4Lyfe

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In vampire literature, film, and mythology, when did the concept of needing an invitation to enter a household originate?

489 upvotes • spm201

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Is there any truth to the commonly cited fact that the Aztecs believed the Spanish were gods?

489 upvotes • fuzzy889

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In the novel "Go Set a Watchman," Jean-Louise and her uncle are having a conversation about the causes of the Civil War and her uncle says, "not much more than five per cent of the South's population ever saw a slave, much less owned one." Is there any truth to that?

489 upvotes • AuhsojSivart

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How did Liechtenstein and Haiti not know until the 1936 Olympic Games they had the same flag?

489 upvotes • llcucf80

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Where did "Cotton Eye Joe" come from, and who or what is he?

489 upvotes • llamaeatllama

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Why doesn't USA celebrate Labor Day on May first?

489 upvotes • rabotat

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When did the Anti-Irish sentiment subside in America and why?

489 upvotes • beardedbrawler

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The U.S. Civil War and the Boshin War in Japan occurred roughly simultaneously with the wars of German unification and the wars of Italian unification. To what extent, if at all, were these conflicts seen by contemporaries as part of related global phenomena?

489 upvotes • zachbp13

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
My childhood church taught that the Haitian Revolution involved a deal with the Devil in which Satan would drive out the French in exchange for 100 years of spiritual dominion of Haiti. Was this conspiracy specific to that congregation, or has it been around for many years?	490	AndaliteBandit-
[META] Why are historians so chill?	490	Jesse4Lyfe
In vampire literature, film, and mythology, when did the concept of needing an invitation to enter a household originate?	489	spm201
Is there any truth to the commonly cited fact that the Aztecs believed the Spanish were gods?	489	fuzzy889
In the novel "Go Set a Watchman," Jean-Louise and her uncle are having a conversation about the causes of the Civil War and her uncle says, "not much more than five per cent of the South's population ever saw a slave, much less owned one." Is there any truth to that?	489	AuhsojSivart
How did Liechtenstein and Haiti not know until the 1936 Olympic Games they had the same flag?	489	llcucf80
Where did "Cotton Eye Joe" come from, and who or what is he?	489	llamaeatllama
Why doesn't USA celebrate Labor Day on May first?	489	rabotat
When did the Anti-Irish sentiment subside in America and why?	489	beardedbrawler
The U.S. Civil War and the Boshin War in Japan occurred roughly simultaneously with the wars of German unification and the wars of Italian unification. To what extent, if at all, were these conflicts seen by contemporaries as part of related global phenomena?	489	zachbp13