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Republican Rome had two consuls, Sparta had two kings. Is there some common root that led ancient polities to adopt paired ruler governments?

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The AskHistorians comment helper ap seems to be malfunctioning. With the ap running AskHistorian pages take an annoyingly long time to load.

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When did international phone calls first become possible for ordinary people? Were water barriers such as the Atlantic ocean or English channel a factor?

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What historical cultures, if any, used finger tattoos to spell out words and phrases?

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Do we really know how tall Napoleon was?

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What did the U.S. army do with captured German ammunition in WWII?

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How did tanks reach the shore in the Moroccan landings of operation Torch in 1942?

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How long would it take a black hole of Jupiter's mass (and spin, charge, etc. if relevant) to evaporate due to Hawking radiation?

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When emptying plastic ice trays, why do some cubes come out clean and perfect and some come out all frazzled and broken around the edges, even though the trays were seemingly cooled under identical conditions?

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What person, if any, is credited with the notion of making course/momentum changes to a spacecraft by tethering it briefly to an asteroid or other natural object?

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Republican Rome had two consuls, Sparta had two kings. Is there some common root that led ancient polities to adopt paired ruler governments?	4	AskHistorians
The AskHistorians comment helper ap seems to be malfunctioning. With the ap running AskHistorian pages take an annoyingly long time to load.	3	AskHistorians
When did international phone calls first become possible for ordinary people? Were water barriers such as the Atlantic ocean or English channel a factor?	3	AskHistorians
What historical cultures, if any, used finger tattoos to spell out words and phrases?	2	AskHistorians
Do we really know how tall Napoleon was?	2	AskHistorians
What did the U.S. army do with captured German ammunition in WWII?	2	AskHistorians
How did tanks reach the shore in the Moroccan landings of operation Torch in 1942?	2	AskHistorians
How long would it take a black hole of Jupiter's mass (and spin, charge, etc. if relevant) to evaporate due to Hawking radiation?	1	askscience
When emptying plastic ice trays, why do some cubes come out clean and perfect and some come out all frazzled and broken around the edges, even though the trays were seemingly cooled under identical conditions?	1	askscience
What person, if any, is credited with the notion of making course/momentum changes to a spacecraft by tethering it briefly to an asteroid or other natural object?	1	askscience