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I once read, "Bismarck had invented an amazing form of politics/diploacy, the only problem was that he was the only one who could manage it". What exactly is meant by this?

463 upvotes • Hawkeye117

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Why didn't the British give the Thirteen colonies representation in Parliament?

463 upvotes • Warburton_Warrior

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The 1970 cartoon series Josie and the Pussycats (which I loved as a kid in the '90s) was the first US cartoon to feature an African American female lead character. Did it cause controversy among more "conservative" parents and did it have any direct influence on diversity in children entertainment?

463 upvotes • tlumacz

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Why do we call Dante by his first name?

463 upvotes • Jentheduck

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The first Ming Emperor supposedly wrote a poem called the Hundred-word Eulogy, giving great praise to Islam and allowing mosques to be built in his cities. How deep was his interest likely to have been and how much of a role did Islam play in the Empire as a whole?

463 upvotes • FortuneDapper

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How and why did right-wing political conspiracy theories become so popular in the 90's / the Clinton administration?

463 upvotes • seafoodboiler

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What is the likelihood that Catherine the Great ever ate a banana?

463 upvotes • keyflusher

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In the 1530’s King Henry VIII dissolved monasteries across England, preserved Westminster, but melted down all of its treasures. What kinds of priceless relics (originating from where) were likely to have been among those destroyed?

463 upvotes • SlightPaddling

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Did the Mughals cultivate special breeds of elephants, as Westerners do with horses?

462 upvotes • HippocleidesCaresNot

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Was there ever any effort to get native American nations to join the United States, and recognizing them as their own states?

462 upvotes • houinator

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I once read, "Bismarck had invented an amazing form of politics/diploacy, the only problem was that he was the only one who could manage it". What exactly is meant by this?	463	Hawkeye117
Why didn't the British give the Thirteen colonies representation in Parliament?	463	Warburton_Warrior
The 1970 cartoon series Josie and the Pussycats (which I loved as a kid in the '90s) was the first US cartoon to feature an African American female lead character. Did it cause controversy among more "conservative" parents and did it have any direct influence on diversity in children entertainment?	463	tlumacz
Why do we call Dante by his first name?	463	Jentheduck
The first Ming Emperor supposedly wrote a poem called the Hundred-word Eulogy, giving great praise to Islam and allowing mosques to be built in his cities. How deep was his interest likely to have been and how much of a role did Islam play in the Empire as a whole?	463	FortuneDapper
How and why did right-wing political conspiracy theories become so popular in the 90's / the Clinton administration?	463	seafoodboiler
What is the likelihood that Catherine the Great ever ate a banana?	463	keyflusher
In the 1530’s King Henry VIII dissolved monasteries across England, preserved Westminster, but melted down all of its treasures. What kinds of priceless relics (originating from where) were likely to have been among those destroyed?	463	SlightPaddling
Did the Mughals cultivate special breeds of elephants, as Westerners do with horses?	462	HippocleidesCaresNot
Was there ever any effort to get native American nations to join the United States, and recognizing them as their own states?	462	houinator