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Why do UK sports perform as a whole nation at the Olympics but as separate entities in events like soccer/football, rugby, or cricket?

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Are treasure maps with “X marks the spot” rooted in history, or are they an invention of popular culture?

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Why did men largely stop wearing dress/skirt style clothing while women continued to do so?

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How did the five-point star become the ubiquitous symbol that it is today?

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European and Colonial armies are often depicted in media marching into battles with drummers, musicians, and standard bearers. Is this 100 percent accurate to the way warfare was conducted at the time, and if so: How did these soldiers defend themselves once the fighting began?

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How did the bridge become a ubiquitous element of songs?

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Europeans first came into contact with tobacco when Columbus brought it back after his voyage to the Americas. What was the Continent's most common recreational drug of choice prior to this exchange?

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What were the American and Allied contingency plans if Truman had not decided to deploy the atomic bombs?

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Did Spiro Agnew’s corruption investigation and resignation in 1973 have any impact on the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s eventual resignation?

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What effect (if any) did the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion have on the proliferation of "the CIA did it" conspiracies?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do UK sports perform as a whole nation at the Olympics but as separate entities in events like soccer/football, rugby, or cricket?	172
Are treasure maps with “X marks the spot” rooted in history, or are they an invention of popular culture?	46
Why did men largely stop wearing dress/skirt style clothing while women continued to do so?	41
How did the five-point star become the ubiquitous symbol that it is today?	8
European and Colonial armies are often depicted in media marching into battles with drummers, musicians, and standard bearers. Is this 100 percent accurate to the way warfare was conducted at the time, and if so: How did these soldiers defend themselves once the fighting began?	8
How did the bridge become a ubiquitous element of songs?	7
Europeans first came into contact with tobacco when Columbus brought it back after his voyage to the Americas. What was the Continent's most common recreational drug of choice prior to this exchange?	4
What were the American and Allied contingency plans if Truman had not decided to deploy the atomic bombs?	4
Did Spiro Agnew’s corruption investigation and resignation in 1973 have any impact on the Watergate scandal and Richard Nixon’s eventual resignation?	3
What effect (if any) did the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion have on the proliferation of "the CIA did it" conspiracies?	3