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How did people cut their nails before scissors became widely available?

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Why were the swamps of Sudd so impenetrable to the explorers?

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The Iranian revolution and the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan happened on the same year (1979), are the two events related?

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Why/How did figure skating become so popular in Russia?

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What happened to the elites of the former East Germany after the German reunification?

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What was the point in building Hadrian's wall if it's original height was only 3-5 meters tops?

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What were some of the reasons for the Sino-Soviet split, beside the purely ideological ones?

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Was Amanitore overweight?

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Which language has a closer mutual intelligibility with old church slavonic: Russian or Ukrainian?

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Have U.S. troops ever meet Austrian, Bulgarian or Ottoman troops directly in battle during the First World War?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did people cut their nails before scissors became widely available?	33
Why were the swamps of Sudd so impenetrable to the explorers?	28
The Iranian revolution and the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan happened on the same year (1979), are the two events related?	16
Why/How did figure skating become so popular in Russia?	8
What happened to the elites of the former East Germany after the German reunification?	7
What was the point in building Hadrian's wall if it's original height was only 3-5 meters tops?	5
What were some of the reasons for the Sino-Soviet split, beside the purely ideological ones?	3
Was Amanitore overweight?	3
Which language has a closer mutual intelligibility with old church slavonic: Russian or Ukrainian?	3
Have U.S. troops ever meet Austrian, Bulgarian or Ottoman troops directly in battle during the First World War?	3