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The Golden Age of Piracy: Where did pirates typically get their ships?

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Did American slave owners honestly convince themselves that slaves were overall happy with their lot?

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When and why did "sir" and "madam" become standard ways of addressing people who aren't aristocrats? And were other words used in their stead before, either for formalities or addressing strangers?

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What led to the widespread myth that Christopher Columbus proved that the Earth is round?

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Of all the different European cultures active during that era, why was it the Vikings/Norse that stuck so firmly in the public consciousness?

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The Tokugawa Shogunate vs Christianity: Why were Europeans hell-bent on converting the Japanese, why did the missionaries find such fertile ground, and why were the Japanese authorities hell-bent on preventing it?

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What was the process for enslaving someone in Ancient Rome?

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Is it true that Maximilien Robespierre's executioner treated him with a lot of needless cruelty?

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How long did it take after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the world in general to understand that nuclear weapons pose an existential danger to the human race?

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What were the dominant religions of the Arab world before Muhammad? What did religious life generally look like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Golden Age of Piracy: Where did pirates typically get their ships?	39
Did American slave owners honestly convince themselves that slaves were overall happy with their lot?	37
When and why did "sir" and "madam" become standard ways of addressing people who aren't aristocrats? And were other words used in their stead before, either for formalities or addressing strangers?	37
What led to the widespread myth that Christopher Columbus proved that the Earth is round?	35
Of all the different European cultures active during that era, why was it the Vikings/Norse that stuck so firmly in the public consciousness?	34
The Tokugawa Shogunate vs Christianity: Why were Europeans hell-bent on converting the Japanese, why did the missionaries find such fertile ground, and why were the Japanese authorities hell-bent on preventing it?	33
What was the process for enslaving someone in Ancient Rome?	33
Is it true that Maximilien Robespierre's executioner treated him with a lot of needless cruelty?	32
How long did it take after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the world in general to understand that nuclear weapons pose an existential danger to the human race?	30
What were the dominant religions of the Arab world before Muhammad? What did religious life generally look like?	28