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Did ancient Polynesian civilizations actually use such decorated sails as depicted in Disney's Moana?

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How did medieval nations supply their soldiers during wartime?

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Before we had things like Formula, how did infants whose mother died in childbirth get the necessary nutrients that are in breastmilk

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When the Spaniards found the “new world” and brought all the eastern diseases to it, why didn’t the same happen to the Spaniards?

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How did Ireland become so dependent on potatoes a plant that wasn't discovered until the new world, that the potato famine was possible

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Today most of our standards of beauty are defined by the makeup, clothing and modeling agencies. How did this change our standards of beauty and what were they 200 years ago? Or in the Dark Ages?

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Why did Caesar destroy the library at Alexandria?

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Why didn’t the Native Americans develop Feudalism like the East did?

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What lead to the rise of canes as decorative objects/objects of status in Victorian England?

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Why was Dysentery so deadly in the past?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did ancient Polynesian civilizations actually use such decorated sails as depicted in Disney's Moana?	64
How did medieval nations supply their soldiers during wartime?	32
Before we had things like Formula, how did infants whose mother died in childbirth get the necessary nutrients that are in breastmilk	13
When the Spaniards found the “new world” and brought all the eastern diseases to it, why didn’t the same happen to the Spaniards?	11
How did Ireland become so dependent on potatoes a plant that wasn't discovered until the new world, that the potato famine was possible	9
Today most of our standards of beauty are defined by the makeup, clothing and modeling agencies. How did this change our standards of beauty and what were they 200 years ago? Or in the Dark Ages?	5
Why did Caesar destroy the library at Alexandria?	4
Why didn’t the Native Americans develop Feudalism like the East did?	4
What lead to the rise of canes as decorative objects/objects of status in Victorian England?	4
Why was Dysentery so deadly in the past?	4