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Why is the major population center of Hawai'i on one of the smaller islands?

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During Aztec military expansion, did any other peoples of mesoamerica give them significant trouble militarily? If so, what people and do we know why?

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What did the earliest domesticated Brassica look/taste like?

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How did mainland Native American tribal nations react to the overthrow and annexation of the kingdom of Hawaii?

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When did Britain stop being agriculturally self sufficient?

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What were oceangoing ships like in India, if such things existed, between 0 and 1000 CE?

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I was at an aircraft museum this weekend and saw a mini-helicopter designed to be air-dropped, disassembled in a bomb-like case, to downed pilots. Were such machines ever used in a real conflict?

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The Viet Cong used bicycles extensively for logistics; how were these bicycles supplied with spare parts and maintained?

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I've heard stories that Charles Darwin learned taxidermy from a slave named John Edmonstone. What do we know about Edmonstone and his impact on Darwin?

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What kind of Navy would an Indian state have had around 1000CE?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the major population center of Hawai'i on one of the smaller islands?	12
During Aztec military expansion, did any other peoples of mesoamerica give them significant trouble militarily? If so, what people and do we know why?	11
What did the earliest domesticated Brassica look/taste like?	11
How did mainland Native American tribal nations react to the overthrow and annexation of the kingdom of Hawaii?	10
When did Britain stop being agriculturally self sufficient?	9
What were oceangoing ships like in India, if such things existed, between 0 and 1000 CE?	9
I was at an aircraft museum this weekend and saw a mini-helicopter designed to be air-dropped, disassembled in a bomb-like case, to downed pilots. Were such machines ever used in a real conflict?	9
The Viet Cong used bicycles extensively for logistics; how were these bicycles supplied with spare parts and maintained?	9
I've heard stories that Charles Darwin learned taxidermy from a slave named John Edmonstone. What do we know about Edmonstone and his impact on Darwin?	7
What kind of Navy would an Indian state have had around 1000CE?	7