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Albert Einstein is super famous, but who were the contemporaries or peers that he would have looked up to?

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During the Anarchy, did Stephen and Matilda try and negotiate or use diplomacy to work it out? Did any other countries try to help?

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How did the political system of a High King over petty kings work in Medieval, or older, Ireland?

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How did the Ancient Greeks perceive Odysseus?

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The tv series Rome shows a number of street gangs as instrumental players in the local politics of Rome. Whats the accuracy of this? What were the streets like?

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What was the influence of the Halifax Explosion on the city itself?

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What was music and song like among pre-colonial Maori or Polynesian people?

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Why didn't the United States, Burma or Liberia sign onto the International System of Units agreement?

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How were the Roma impacted by world war 1?

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Spamalot declares "We won't succeed on Broadway if we don't have any Jews". Why are Jews so connected to Broadway, and what was the reaction to parody songs like this?

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Albert Einstein is super famous, but who were the contemporaries or peers that he would have looked up to?	42	AskHistorians
During the Anarchy, did Stephen and Matilda try and negotiate or use diplomacy to work it out? Did any other countries try to help?	24	AskHistorians
How did the political system of a High King over petty kings work in Medieval, or older, Ireland?	24	AskHistorians
How did the Ancient Greeks perceive Odysseus?	23	AskHistorians
The tv series Rome shows a number of street gangs as instrumental players in the local politics of Rome. Whats the accuracy of this? What were the streets like?	21	AskHistorians
What was the influence of the Halifax Explosion on the city itself?	18	AskHistorians
What was music and song like among pre-colonial Maori or Polynesian people?	17	AskHistorians
Why didn't the United States, Burma or Liberia sign onto the International System of Units agreement?	17	AskHistorians
How were the Roma impacted by world war 1?	15	AskHistorians
Spamalot declares "We won't succeed on Broadway if we don't have any Jews". Why are Jews so connected to Broadway, and what was the reaction to parody songs like this?	13	AskHistorians