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Why did Alexander the Great only campaigned towards the East? Why did he never consider marching towards Europe?

380 upvotes • maq0r

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How arbitrary could a medieval king actually afford to be?

380 upvotes • normie_sama

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I'm a baker in 14th century London. How much am I getting taxed, and what's it going towards?

379 upvotes • steak_n_eggs

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How many U.S. Presidents served in another public office that they were voted into AFTER their presidency?

379 upvotes • ForWhomTheBoneBones

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What is the history of curry? Who invented it? How did it spread? Is it really a British thing and not Indian?

379 upvotes • Mictlantecuhtli

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I'm an ancient Roman and I want to join the army. How do I sign up?

379 upvotes • ENoether

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Did the Nazis have any plans regarding how they would hide the occurrence of the Holocaust if they had actually won the war?

379 upvotes • fffluuu

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In Netflix's Narcos some of the cartel bosses mention "running things from Spain." What was Spain's involvement in the Drug War?

379 upvotes • Cawendaw

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How common was pepper in frontier (US) cooking?

379 upvotes • greasy_r

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Why were the Muslim taifa statelets of Spain unable to unify against the Christian reconquista?

379 upvotes • descafeinado

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Alexander the Great only campaigned towards the East? Why did he never consider marching towards Europe?	380	maq0r
How arbitrary could a medieval king actually afford to be?	380	normie_sama
I'm a baker in 14th century London. How much am I getting taxed, and what's it going towards?	379	steak_n_eggs
How many U.S. Presidents served in another public office that they were voted into AFTER their presidency?	379	ForWhomTheBoneBones
What is the history of curry? Who invented it? How did it spread? Is it really a British thing and not Indian?	379	Mictlantecuhtli
I'm an ancient Roman and I want to join the army. How do I sign up?	379	ENoether
Did the Nazis have any plans regarding how they would hide the occurrence of the Holocaust if they had actually won the war?	379	fffluuu
In Netflix's Narcos some of the cartel bosses mention "running things from Spain." What was Spain's involvement in the Drug War?	379	Cawendaw
How common was pepper in frontier (US) cooking?	379	greasy_r
Why were the Muslim taifa statelets of Spain unable to unify against the Christian reconquista?	379	descafeinado