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How did Neolithic/Bronze Age civilisations protect their buildings from erosion?

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How was the Aztec New Year traditionally celebrated?

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Who coined the name "Butcher of the Somme" for WWI's Field Marshal Haig

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"Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?" What's the earliest use of this as an obscene gesture and what make it so taboo?

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What were the 'Whites' doing prior to the Russian Civil War? How ideologically unified were they?

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Were there any attempted prosecutions of Sonderkommando after the Second World War? How were they treated in contrast to other Holocaust survivors?

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Do we have any idea what it was about Anne of Cleves that Henry VIII claimed to find repulsive?

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Why did the Tudors love hats so much? Was there a religious element or was it primarily fashion?

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What's the deal with Mein Kampf's copyright outside of Germany?

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How many Germans were killed by Allied firebombing in World War II?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Neolithic/Bronze Age civilisations protect their buildings from erosion?	10	AskHistorians
How was the Aztec New Year traditionally celebrated?	7	AskHistorians
Who coined the name "Butcher of the Somme" for WWI's Field Marshal Haig	6	AskHistorians
"Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?" What's the earliest use of this as an obscene gesture and what make it so taboo?	6	AskHistorians
What were the 'Whites' doing prior to the Russian Civil War? How ideologically unified were they?	5	AskHistorians
Were there any attempted prosecutions of Sonderkommando after the Second World War? How were they treated in contrast to other Holocaust survivors?	3	AskHistorians
Do we have any idea what it was about Anne of Cleves that Henry VIII claimed to find repulsive?	3	AskHistorians
Why did the Tudors love hats so much? Was there a religious element or was it primarily fashion?	2	AskHistorians
What's the deal with Mein Kampf's copyright outside of Germany?	2	AskHistorians
How many Germans were killed by Allied firebombing in World War II?	2	AskHistorians