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How did the letter X become so closely associated with "immoral" things?

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In the second episode of Blueprint for Armageddon, Dan Carlin casually asserts that some historians believe that over the course of his campaigns, Alexander the Great lost less than 1000 men. Do any legitimate historians actually believe that?

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What plans (if any) did Great Britain have for the Thirteen Colonies if they had defeated the rebellion and won the American Revolution?

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How much contact/interaction would a Catholic, European monarch have with the pope in the middle ages?

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When and how did the relationship between the United States and Great Britain change from hostile to the "Special Relationship" status it has today?

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How well known was Jesus during his lifetime? At what point did he become a "household name"?

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Has there ever been an instance of an individual U.S. state declaring war?

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What would life have been like on slaveholding Confederate plantations behind Union lines before the Emancipation Proclamation?

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How much knowledge, if any, did the Allies have about concentration camps?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the letter X become so closely associated with "immoral" things?	143
In the second episode of Blueprint for Armageddon, Dan Carlin casually asserts that some historians believe that over the course of his campaigns, Alexander the Great lost less than 1000 men. Do any legitimate historians actually believe that?	100
What plans (if any) did Great Britain have for the Thirteen Colonies if they had defeated the rebellion and won the American Revolution?	52
How much contact/interaction would a Catholic, European monarch have with the pope in the middle ages?	13
When and how did the relationship between the United States and Great Britain change from hostile to the "Special Relationship" status it has today?	6
How well known was Jesus during his lifetime? At what point did he become a "household name"?	4
Has there ever been an instance of an individual U.S. state declaring war?	4
What would life have been like on slaveholding Confederate plantations behind Union lines before the Emancipation Proclamation?	2
How much knowledge, if any, did the Allies have about concentration camps?	1