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I saw on a wine bottle that one of the crimes punishable by transportation to Australia in Victorian England was "Impersonating an Egyptian." Why would someone do this, and why was it such a serious crime?

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Sh-she said my name 👉👈

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How did a young, rebellious filmmaker like George Lucas get big name dramatic actors like Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing to star in his fantastical space opera?

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Why did Bavaria, a proudly South German state, end up in the sphere of the Prussian-led North German Confederation (and eventually the German state) instead of the Austrian one?

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Is there any historical evidence of organized Satanism before the 19th Century?

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Why did Alexander push so far to the East before even thinking about the West?

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Japan took territory from Germany during World War 1, but was allied to Germany during World War 2. Was there ever any discussion of what would become of the former German territory held by Japan if the Axis won?

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IAm T.J. Hafer of PC Gamer US. AMA

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Why didn't any of the pre-Mongol steppe tribes have Mongol levels of military success?

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In Assassin's Creed Origins, set in 48 BCE Ptolemaic Egypt, we see rival chariot teams wearing blue and green. Were the "Blues" and "Greens" of Byzantine fame around that far back, or is this an anachronism?

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I saw on a wine bottle that one of the crimes punishable by transportation to Australia in Victorian England was "Impersonating an Egyptian." Why would someone do this, and why was it such a serious crime?	229	AskHistorians
Sh-she said my name 👉👈	219	wow
How did a young, rebellious filmmaker like George Lucas get big name dramatic actors like Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing to star in his fantastical space opera?	174	AskHistorians
Why did Bavaria, a proudly South German state, end up in the sphere of the Prussian-led North German Confederation (and eventually the German state) instead of the Austrian one?	169	AskHistorians
Is there any historical evidence of organized Satanism before the 19th Century?	79	AskHistorians
Why did Alexander push so far to the East before even thinking about the West?	66	AskHistorians
Japan took territory from Germany during World War 1, but was allied to Germany during World War 2. Was there ever any discussion of what would become of the former German territory held by Japan if the Axis won?	61	AskHistorians
IAm T.J. Hafer of PC Gamer US. AMA	49	IAmA
Why didn't any of the pre-Mongol steppe tribes have Mongol levels of military success?	44	AskHistorians
In Assassin's Creed Origins, set in 48 BCE Ptolemaic Egypt, we see rival chariot teams wearing blue and green. Were the "Blues" and "Greens" of Byzantine fame around that far back, or is this an anachronism?	36	AskHistorians