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Did North Africa have Romance languages before they started speaking Arabic?

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Why was the Emperor of Japan unable to surrender near the end of World War II?

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Why do we call the Persian Empire an empire but call its ruler a king?

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Why is Herod called "the Great"?

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The first Captain America comic book was published months before Pearl Harbor, but it already depicts the Nazis as enemies, taking covert action against the U.S. Did this really happen? Did Americans worry about it happening?

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What did religion look like in pagan Rome?

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It seems like war is always the enemy's fault. Has there ever been a culture that was honest about starting wars?

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I'm a Roman aristocrat in 1st century CE. I speak Greek, right? But what kind of Greek, and how did I learn it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did North Africa have Romance languages before they started speaking Arabic?	27
Why was the Emperor of Japan unable to surrender near the end of World War II?	8
Why do we call the Persian Empire an empire but call its ruler a king?	4
Why is Herod called "the Great"?	3
The first Captain America comic book was published months before Pearl Harbor, but it already depicts the Nazis as enemies, taking covert action against the U.S. Did this really happen? Did Americans worry about it happening?	3
What did religion look like in pagan Rome?	3
It seems like war is always the enemy's fault. Has there ever been a culture that was honest about starting wars?	2
I'm a Roman aristocrat in 1st century CE. I speak Greek, right? But what kind of Greek, and how did I learn it?	1