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When it was discovered that Ronald Reagan sold weapons to Iran, in defiance of American Law, why wasn’t he impeached?

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What made Saddam Hussein think he had any chance of winning against a giant coalition all by himself in the Gulf War?

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Why didn't Nicholas II simply say no thank you to being the Tsar of Russia, just like how Constantine (Nicholas I's brother) refused the crown?

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I am a peasant who just saved my noble’s life in a battle. What now?

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In 820, the Byzantine Emperor Leo V planned to execute his general Michael by chaining him to an ape and throwing them into a furnace. How did the Byzantines get apes (which had to be chimpanzees or gorillas because they were closer)?

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During the Golden Age of Piracy, how did pirates view God?

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How did Martin Luther King Jr. view feminism and the Sexual Revolution?

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When writing the Second Amendment, did the Founding Fathers keep in mind the existence of such guns as the Belton flintlock, the Girandoni air rifle, the Puckle Gun, and the Pepperbox revolvers, as conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder claims?

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In the Crusader Kings 3 trailer, a snake is used to assassinate a baby. Did medieval people use venomous snakes as tools for assassination?

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This might be a false memory, but wasn't there a Latin American leader who wanted to replace Christianity with the worship of Minerva or some other Greco-Roman deity?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When it was discovered that Ronald Reagan sold weapons to Iran, in defiance of American Law, why wasn’t he impeached?	4288
What made Saddam Hussein think he had any chance of winning against a giant coalition all by himself in the Gulf War?	515
Why didn't Nicholas II simply say no thank you to being the Tsar of Russia, just like how Constantine (Nicholas I's brother) refused the crown?	147
I am a peasant who just saved my noble’s life in a battle. What now?	112
In 820, the Byzantine Emperor Leo V planned to execute his general Michael by chaining him to an ape and throwing them into a furnace. How did the Byzantines get apes (which had to be chimpanzees or gorillas because they were closer)?	78
During the Golden Age of Piracy, how did pirates view God?	58
How did Martin Luther King Jr. view feminism and the Sexual Revolution?	49
When writing the Second Amendment, did the Founding Fathers keep in mind the existence of such guns as the Belton flintlock, the Girandoni air rifle, the Puckle Gun, and the Pepperbox revolvers, as conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder claims?	47
In the Crusader Kings 3 trailer, a snake is used to assassinate a baby. Did medieval people use venomous snakes as tools for assassination?	37
This might be a false memory, but wasn't there a Latin American leader who wanted to replace Christianity with the worship of Minerva or some other Greco-Roman deity?	31