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How come the Twin Towers weren't rebuilt?

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How important were Benjamin Franklin's lighting rods in securing French support for the American Colonies in the Independence War? (details inside)

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How did România come to be called România? I'm guessing it has to do with having been under Roman control. How come no other place derives it's name from Rome?

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How did the black plague influence the proliferation of Christianity?

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How accurate or dramatized was the Giordano Bruno account in Cosmos last night? (xpost r/askhistory)

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How did we end up with the modern clock system? Have there been competing clock systems with different number of hours in a day, or which counted time relative to something other than noon/midnight such as sunrise/sunset?

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When/where/why did stop signs first come about? What was the initial public reaction to them? How did they become ubiquitous?

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When it comes to civil war or other large scale rebellions, are there reliable indicators that something is coming? If so, what are the indicators, and how reliable are they?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come the Twin Towers weren't rebuilt?	9
How important were Benjamin Franklin's lighting rods in securing French support for the American Colonies in the Independence War? (details inside)	8
How did România come to be called România? I'm guessing it has to do with having been under Roman control. How come no other place derives it's name from Rome?	3
How did the black plague influence the proliferation of Christianity?	3
How accurate or dramatized was the Giordano Bruno account in Cosmos last night? (xpost r/askhistory)	2
How did we end up with the modern clock system? Have there been competing clock systems with different number of hours in a day, or which counted time relative to something other than noon/midnight such as sunrise/sunset?	2
When/where/why did stop signs first come about? What was the initial public reaction to them? How did they become ubiquitous?	1
When it comes to civil war or other large scale rebellions, are there reliable indicators that something is coming? If so, what are the indicators, and how reliable are they?	1