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Did red and green have negative/affirmative connotations before traffic lights?

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Why are hippies, beatniks and other free-thinking artsy types called Bohemians?

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When did the "Lost Cause" narrative of the American Civil War become controversial/discredited?

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Why didn't the Catholic Church attempt to aid Catholic King of England James II when he was being dethroned?

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When did the "four humors" theory of medicine stop being accepted?

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Does the Russian alphabet have A's and B's and backwards N's and R's because it's related to the Latin alphabet, or is that just coincidence?

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Why were there statues of Roger Taney (the justice who wrote the infamous Dred Scott decision) to begin with?

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How come Slovenia didn't see all the violence that the rest of Yugoslavia descended into when they declared independence?

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Was there any significant pro-Indian sentiments/protests among white people during the years of Indian removal?

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Being from the South, I've heard people often say that, whatever the Southern elites' reasons for secession, the average ordinary Confederate soldier was not fighting for the right to own slaves. Is this true?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did red and green have negative/affirmative connotations before traffic lights?	9
Why are hippies, beatniks and other free-thinking artsy types called Bohemians?	9
When did the "Lost Cause" narrative of the American Civil War become controversial/discredited?	8
Why didn't the Catholic Church attempt to aid Catholic King of England James II when he was being dethroned?	8
When did the "four humors" theory of medicine stop being accepted?	8
Does the Russian alphabet have A's and B's and backwards N's and R's because it's related to the Latin alphabet, or is that just coincidence?	8
Why were there statues of Roger Taney (the justice who wrote the infamous Dred Scott decision) to begin with?	7
How come Slovenia didn't see all the violence that the rest of Yugoslavia descended into when they declared independence?	7
Was there any significant pro-Indian sentiments/protests among white people during the years of Indian removal?	7
Being from the South, I've heard people often say that, whatever the Southern elites' reasons for secession, the average ordinary Confederate soldier was not fighting for the right to own slaves. Is this true?	7