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Why didn't the Mongols conquer mainland Southeast Asia?

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How did the UK economy look prior to EU entry in 1973? Can it be described as 'better' or 'worse'?

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Why are dragons a common association with the Middle Ages? Did medieval people really believe in their existence?

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Why is incest a common stereotype for the southern states of the USA? How did this develop?

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Despite the presence of large Islamic empires such as the Tughluqs and Mughals, why did the Indian subcontinent remain a majority Hindu region?

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Why does the Double Jeopardy Clause exist? What was the Founding Fathers' reasoning for not re-trying someone when new evidence arose?

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Why did the Soviets bury Timur with a proper Islamic ritual?

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When were the last traces of serfdom in Germany (and wider Europe) and what led to its abolition?

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Sigmund Freud's Oedipus Complex is arguably a very bizarre theory, what did mainstream psychologists think when it was introduced?

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What reasons led Dante to write the Divine Comedy in vernacular rather than Latin?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't the Mongols conquer mainland Southeast Asia?	28
How did the UK economy look prior to EU entry in 1973? Can it be described as 'better' or 'worse'?	27
Why are dragons a common association with the Middle Ages? Did medieval people really believe in their existence?	26
Why is incest a common stereotype for the southern states of the USA? How did this develop?	25
Despite the presence of large Islamic empires such as the Tughluqs and Mughals, why did the Indian subcontinent remain a majority Hindu region?	23
Why does the Double Jeopardy Clause exist? What was the Founding Fathers' reasoning for not re-trying someone when new evidence arose?	22
Why did the Soviets bury Timur with a proper Islamic ritual?	22
When were the last traces of serfdom in Germany (and wider Europe) and what led to its abolition?	20
Sigmund Freud's Oedipus Complex is arguably a very bizarre theory, what did mainstream psychologists think when it was introduced?	19
What reasons led Dante to write the Divine Comedy in vernacular rather than Latin?	16