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What caused the Lootenant/Leftenant schism between American and British English pronunciation of Lieutenant?

1621 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Leonardo de Vinci conducting his camera obscura experiments during the same years that he had Mona Lisa in the studio?

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In terms of the history of pubic hair in fine arts, particularly marble sculpting, which popes probably played the most notable role when it comes to censoring and destroying Ancient Greek and Roman art that didn’t fit with their times or preferences?

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How did other governments respond to the the MK-ULTRA disclosures in the 70s? Did the revelations of the Church committee cause other countries to form their own committees to investigate and report on any possible illegal activity conducted by their intelligence agencies?

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Has China ever successfully done an amphibious invasion?

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What caused the Lootenant/Leftenant schism between American and British English pronunciation of Lieutenant?	1621	AskHistorians
Was Leonardo de Vinci conducting his camera obscura experiments during the same years that he had Mona Lisa in the studio?	6	AskHistorians
In terms of the history of pubic hair in fine arts, particularly marble sculpting, which popes probably played the most notable role when it comes to censoring and destroying Ancient Greek and Roman art that didn’t fit with their times or preferences?	5	AskHistorians
How did other governments respond to the the MK-ULTRA disclosures in the 70s? Did the revelations of the Church committee cause other countries to form their own committees to investigate and report on any possible illegal activity conducted by their intelligence agencies?	4	AskHistorians
Has China ever successfully done an amphibious invasion?	2	AskHistorians