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Did Pearl Harbour have the same effect on Americans' perception of security as 9/11 did?

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Is Buffy the first slayer to ever have died and been revived? If so, how is that possible?

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Did all ancient Greek city states speak the same version of Greek?

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What was the reaction of the general Japanese population immediately after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?

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Did Romans living in the early Roman Empire recognise they lived in an empire rather than a republic?

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Why did Ethiopia adopt Christianity so much earlier than surrounding countries?

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How did French become the lingua franca of Brussels, given its location in Flanders?

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If the Vikings landed in the New World, would there be some evidence that they brought disease with them? Does this evidence exist?

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Why did tango take such a firm hold in Finland?

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In the musical "1776," when Edward Rutledge is impersonating a slave auctioneer, he tells people to "handle [the slaves,] fondle them, but don't finger them." What does he mean by this?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Pearl Harbour have the same effect on Americans' perception of security as 9/11 did?	987
Is Buffy the first slayer to ever have died and been revived? If so, how is that possible?	248
Did all ancient Greek city states speak the same version of Greek?	185
What was the reaction of the general Japanese population immediately after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?	160
Did Romans living in the early Roman Empire recognise they lived in an empire rather than a republic?	141
Why did Ethiopia adopt Christianity so much earlier than surrounding countries?	101
How did French become the lingua franca of Brussels, given its location in Flanders?	86
If the Vikings landed in the New World, would there be some evidence that they brought disease with them? Does this evidence exist?	70
Why did tango take such a firm hold in Finland?	68
In the musical "1776," when Edward Rutledge is impersonating a slave auctioneer, he tells people to "handle [the slaves,] fondle them, but don't finger them." What does he mean by this?	58