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After losing most of their empire, did Spain try to make any "come-back" attempts to re-establish an international colonial empire in the later 19th, early 20th century? Did contemporary powerful Spaniards see the empire as a lost cause/past-era?

396 upvotes • mystical-me

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19th century wages and common costs - how did they buy small items?

396 upvotes • Xiathorn

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Did Virginia expect to regain West Virginia in the event of a Confederate victory or upon readmittance to the Union?

396 upvotes • DryCleaningBuffalo

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Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie, owned a pair of gloves made from spider silk. What happened to them?

396 upvotes • RelaxedOrange

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What professions can I pursue with a history degree?

396 upvotes • Immediate-Board7552

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When and why did English-speaking society transition from addressing friends and relations by last name to first names?

395 upvotes • Reveal_Nothing

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Was "bubblegum flavour" ever l supposed to taste like something else?

395 upvotes • Earthquaccs

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Islam is famously aniconic, especially of the prophet Muhammad. In the early 14th-century, a manuscript, Jami' al-Tarwarikh, was completed by a Muslim author, Rashid-al-din Hamadani. It depicts an image of Muhammad receiving a revelation from Gabriel. Why was this allowed?

395 upvotes • com2420

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According to Stanford, „about 20% of college students admitted to cheating in high school in the 1940's, while about 75%- 98% do today“. Did high school students really cheat less back then?

395 upvotes • King_Vercingetorix

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Did the ancient Polynesian Navigators suffer from Scurvy?

395 upvotes • elenasto

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After losing most of their empire, did Spain try to make any "come-back" attempts to re-establish an international colonial empire in the later 19th, early 20th century? Did contemporary powerful Spaniards see the empire as a lost cause/past-era?	396	mystical-me
19th century wages and common costs - how did they buy small items?	396	Xiathorn
Did Virginia expect to regain West Virginia in the event of a Confederate victory or upon readmittance to the Union?	396	DryCleaningBuffalo
Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie, owned a pair of gloves made from spider silk. What happened to them?	396	RelaxedOrange
What professions can I pursue with a history degree?	396	Immediate-Board7552
When and why did English-speaking society transition from addressing friends and relations by last name to first names?	395	Reveal_Nothing
Was "bubblegum flavour" ever l supposed to taste like something else?	395	Earthquaccs
Islam is famously aniconic, especially of the prophet Muhammad. In the early 14th-century, a manuscript, Jami' al-Tarwarikh, was completed by a Muslim author, Rashid-al-din Hamadani. It depicts an image of Muhammad receiving a revelation from Gabriel. Why was this allowed?	395	com2420
According to Stanford, „about 20% of college students admitted to cheating in high school in the 1940's, while about 75%- 98% do today“. Did high school students really cheat less back then?	395	King_Vercingetorix
Did the ancient Polynesian Navigators suffer from Scurvy?	395	elenasto