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There is no Roman numeral for the number zero. How would a Roman mathematician answer the equation X minus X or V minus V? What about V minus X?

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What portion of today's Jews have had ancestors who lived in ancient Israel?

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What do we know about the African lives of the slaves brought to the Americas?

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What effects did the American slave trade leave behind on the parts of Africa where the slaves came from?

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What percentage of the world's population over the past 1000 years has been Christian? What % has been Muslim?

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How many people did the most infamous dictators personally kill?

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Before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, was the general public aware of atomic weapons and their potential? Or did it catch everybody by surprise?

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Which films portray the intensity of fighting at major WWI battles like Verdun or the Somme in a remotely accurate way?

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Are there any non-traditional accounts of history that you find credible?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
There is no Roman numeral for the number zero. How would a Roman mathematician answer the equation X minus X or V minus V? What about V minus X?	247
What portion of today's Jews have had ancestors who lived in ancient Israel?	64
What do we know about the African lives of the slaves brought to the Americas?	27
What effects did the American slave trade leave behind on the parts of Africa where the slaves came from?	23
What percentage of the world's population over the past 1000 years has been Christian? What % has been Muslim?	12
How many people did the most infamous dictators personally kill?	11
Before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, was the general public aware of atomic weapons and their potential? Or did it catch everybody by surprise?	6
Which films portray the intensity of fighting at major WWI battles like Verdun or the Somme in a remotely accurate way?	5
Are there any non-traditional accounts of history that you find credible?	3