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How expensive was maintaining Alba and St Helena for Napoleon's imprisonment? What kind of security measures where there?

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How good is the history of /r/badhistory?

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Has a country or powerful group ever made serious investments or research into time travel technology?

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Here is a recording of the opening lines of Beowulf. How do we know the pronunciation is accurate? Is there a degree of error involved?

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My friend said ninjas didn't exist. Is this true?

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What kind of dank memes would have been common at the height of the Roman Empire? Did they have an equivalent of Baneposting?

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Did Napoleon identify as a Frenchman, or did he see it as a way to rise to power?

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Where people ever suspicious of magicians for knowing real magic? Or was it always understood to be trickery?

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What are the greatest unsolved mysteries in history?

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Excluding religious and political figures, who would have been the most famous person in 1st to 10th century Europe?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How expensive was maintaining Alba and St Helena for Napoleon's imprisonment? What kind of security measures where there?	12
How good is the history of /r/badhistory?	10
Has a country or powerful group ever made serious investments or research into time travel technology?	8
Here is a recording of the opening lines of Beowulf. How do we know the pronunciation is accurate? Is there a degree of error involved?	7
My friend said ninjas didn't exist. Is this true?	7
What kind of dank memes would have been common at the height of the Roman Empire? Did they have an equivalent of Baneposting?	5
Did Napoleon identify as a Frenchman, or did he see it as a way to rise to power?	5
Where people ever suspicious of magicians for knowing real magic? Or was it always understood to be trickery?	4
What are the greatest unsolved mysteries in history?	4
Excluding religious and political figures, who would have been the most famous person in 1st to 10th century Europe?	4