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Pope Pius II reportedly sent a letter to Sultan Mehmed II, which included among a plea to convert to Catholicism, an exhaustive refutation of the teachings of Islam. What exactly did this Pius say, what were his main arguments?

400 upvotes • Blackfire853

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The Ancient Olympics were ended by Emperor Theodosius because of their pagan roots. Given this, what was the reaction (either positive or negative) from the Catholic/Orthodox churches at the revival of the Modern Olympics in the late 1800s?

400 upvotes • Droney

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I was watching Burns' "The Vietnam War," which featured a lot of recorded private conversations of LBJ. In some of them he expressed his insecurities, which could surely damage his public image if somehow released or leaked back then. Who made those recordings? Why? Does the practice still continue?

400 upvotes • i_hate_usernames

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What Led To The Decline In Use of Yaupon Tea In The United States?

400 upvotes • Zeuvembie

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The Odyssey opens with unwanted suitors making strange demands on Penelope while eating Telemachus out of house and home. Would their demands have seemed reasonable to ancient Greeks?

400 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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How did the general German population view Nazi paramilitary groups before they took power? Were they similar to current far right militias or more popularly accepted?

400 upvotes • GeraltSilverAndSteel

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George Washington Carver said he, his sister and his mother were "Ku Klucked" when he was very young. He says it was a band of outlaws who abducted them, and sold them in Arkansas - though he was found on the road, he never saw his other family again. How common were these acts in the Missouri area?

400 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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Pliny the Elder reported that two “Indians” washed up in Germany in 62AD. Who were they?

400 upvotes • The1Brad

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How did President Truman end up so poor that a Presidential pension needed to be created to support him?

400 upvotes • Nowhrmn

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Why did Japanese nobility abandon the spoon during the Heian period?

400 upvotes • judowna

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Pope Pius II reportedly sent a letter to Sultan Mehmed II, which included among a plea to convert to Catholicism, an exhaustive refutation of the teachings of Islam. What exactly did this Pius say, what were his main arguments?	400	Blackfire853
The Ancient Olympics were ended by Emperor Theodosius because of their pagan roots. Given this, what was the reaction (either positive or negative) from the Catholic/Orthodox churches at the revival of the Modern Olympics in the late 1800s?	400	Droney
I was watching Burns' "The Vietnam War," which featured a lot of recorded private conversations of LBJ. In some of them he expressed his insecurities, which could surely damage his public image if somehow released or leaked back then. Who made those recordings? Why? Does the practice still continue?	400	i_hate_usernames
What Led To The Decline In Use of Yaupon Tea In The United States?	400	Zeuvembie
The Odyssey opens with unwanted suitors making strange demands on Penelope while eating Telemachus out of house and home. Would their demands have seemed reasonable to ancient Greeks?	400	RusticBohemian
How did the general German population view Nazi paramilitary groups before they took power? Were they similar to current far right militias or more popularly accepted?	400	GeraltSilverAndSteel
George Washington Carver said he, his sister and his mother were "Ku Klucked" when he was very young. He says it was a band of outlaws who abducted them, and sold them in Arkansas - though he was found on the road, he never saw his other family again. How common were these acts in the Missouri area?	400	Paulie_Gatto
Pliny the Elder reported that two “Indians” washed up in Germany in 62AD. Who were they?	400	The1Brad
How did President Truman end up so poor that a Presidential pension needed to be created to support him?	400	Nowhrmn
Why did Japanese nobility abandon the spoon during the Heian period?	400	judowna