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I have a banknote from the Confederacy labelled 'Two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States'. Weirder, it's dated 1864. What does this mean?

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What language did Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha speak?

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What would have been the attitude towards homosexuality in Jesus's first century Judea?

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(x-post /r/Caucasians) When and by whom was this alleged Circassian calligraphy used?

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Why did Sweden often side with the Warsaw Pact in Cold War conflicts?

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Is there any legitimacy behind the claim that Jon Snow was really the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark?

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How did the spelling of Romance languages become so different?

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How did immigrants (especially lower class ones) who came through Ellis Island learn English?

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I have a banknote from the Confederacy labelled 'Two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States'. Weirder, it's dated 1864. What does this mean?	342
What language did Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha speak?	165
What would have been the attitude towards homosexuality in Jesus's first century Judea?	8
(x-post /r/Caucasians) When and by whom was this alleged Circassian calligraphy used?	7
Why did Sweden often side with the Warsaw Pact in Cold War conflicts?	6
Is there any legitimacy behind the claim that Jon Snow was really the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark?	5
How did the spelling of Romance languages become so different?	3
How did immigrants (especially lower class ones) who came through Ellis Island learn English?	1