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When did English stop capitalizing all nouns?

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To what extent was the East India Company an Empire in its own right under Robert Clive?

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What happened to the East India Company under Oliver Cromwell?

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Why was German speaking Switzerland not part of any Gross Deutsch nationalist movement?

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If Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted Britain as an ally, why did he send the Kruger Telegram?

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Why do we generally separate our day into two twelve hour halfs, instead of a single 24 hour day?

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How powerful were the guns on Chinese Junks during the First Opium War?

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If the word "Czar" comes from "Caesar", does the name "Romanov" come from "Roman"?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did English stop capitalizing all nouns?	138
To what extent was the East India Company an Empire in its own right under Robert Clive?	47
What happened to the East India Company under Oliver Cromwell?	30
Why was German speaking Switzerland not part of any Gross Deutsch nationalist movement?	15
If Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted Britain as an ally, why did he send the Kruger Telegram?	15
Why do we generally separate our day into two twelve hour halfs, instead of a single 24 hour day?	5
How powerful were the guns on Chinese Junks during the First Opium War?	4
If the word "Czar" comes from "Caesar", does the name "Romanov" come from "Roman"?	1