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Was the "Battle of the Bulge" really the "greatest single defeat in American military history"?

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Why did Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolutionaries turn against Barcardi?

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America's Founding Fathers and "Manifest Destiny"

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Business "Segregation" in Caesar's Rome

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If you could change the outcome of a single historical event, which one would you change so as to create the greatest change to our current time period?

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Is the Roman forearm-grip the oldest known variation of the handshake, or did others precede it?

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I have heard large stores of healthy potatos were withheld by British governors of Ireland during the Potato Famine, despite the large death tolls. Is this true and, if so, why was it done?

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When did we start using "Chief" in titles/identifiers?

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When did certain fruits and vegetables, such as pumpkins, become associated with autumn?

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When/why did the United States start using long-term imprisonment as a punishment for crime?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was the "Battle of the Bulge" really the "greatest single defeat in American military history"?	3
Why did Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolutionaries turn against Barcardi?	3
America's Founding Fathers and "Manifest Destiny"	2
Business "Segregation" in Caesar's Rome	1
If you could change the outcome of a single historical event, which one would you change so as to create the greatest change to our current time period?	1
Is the Roman forearm-grip the oldest known variation of the handshake, or did others precede it?	1
I have heard large stores of healthy potatos were withheld by British governors of Ireland during the Potato Famine, despite the large death tolls. Is this true and, if so, why was it done?	1
When did we start using "Chief" in titles/identifiers?	1
When did certain fruits and vegetables, such as pumpkins, become associated with autumn?	0
When/why did the United States start using long-term imprisonment as a punishment for crime?	0