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Why would some people support ending the slave trade but not slavery itself?

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Why is Rome not on the coast?

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How long did it take for the Dominion of Newfoundland to integrate into Canada?

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What is the oldest story we continue to pass on in a recognizably similar form to it´s original tellings?

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Outside of the Golden Years from 1924 to 1928, what were gay rights and gay society like in the Weimar Republic?

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It is 814 CE & I live in Italy, Switzerland, France, or Belgium in the land Majorian had controlled in 460, speaking a Romance language, descended from ethnic Romans. Would I be relatively likely to call myself a Roman or that I live in the Roman Empire or call my language Latin if I were asked?

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What was Saddam Hussein's best plans for defending Iraq to any extent and what in those plans failed and what went well?

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The Industrial Revolution is typically said to have begun in the 1700s, around 1750. The Scramble for Africa began in earnest in the 1880s. Did indigenous/Arab African places import any industrial machines or tools like early prototypes of batteries or railways done under native/Arab governments?

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Danny Ozark is reported to have said that even Napoleon (I) had his Watergate. What was the most significant corruption scandal of Napoleon Bonaparte?

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How much math could an average person in history, say in 1100 in the Roman Empire in the time of Emperor Alexios, be expected to know?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why would some people support ending the slave trade but not slavery itself?	25
Why is Rome not on the coast?	22
How long did it take for the Dominion of Newfoundland to integrate into Canada?	21
What is the oldest story we continue to pass on in a recognizably similar form to it´s original tellings?	20
Outside of the Golden Years from 1924 to 1928, what were gay rights and gay society like in the Weimar Republic?	20
It is 814 CE & I live in Italy, Switzerland, France, or Belgium in the land Majorian had controlled in 460, speaking a Romance language, descended from ethnic Romans. Would I be relatively likely to call myself a Roman or that I live in the Roman Empire or call my language Latin if I were asked?	20
What was Saddam Hussein's best plans for defending Iraq to any extent and what in those plans failed and what went well?	18
The Industrial Revolution is typically said to have begun in the 1700s, around 1750. The Scramble for Africa began in earnest in the 1880s. Did indigenous/Arab African places import any industrial machines or tools like early prototypes of batteries or railways done under native/Arab governments?	16
Danny Ozark is reported to have said that even Napoleon (I) had his Watergate. What was the most significant corruption scandal of Napoleon Bonaparte?	16
How much math could an average person in history, say in 1100 in the Roman Empire in the time of Emperor Alexios, be expected to know?	15