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What is the most accepted account of the first recorded war in human history? Who fought it? And why did they fight?

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Was the wild west as anarchistic as pop culture leads us to believe?

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Are there any accounts of Americans (or other westerners) living in Japan at the start of and during WWII?

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What were the Yakuza doing in WWII?

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In ancient times, was it common for whole villages to be wiped out by disease before anyone in the surrounding areas even knew there was a problem?

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How did the Greek and Roman gods become so similar as to have interchangeable names?

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There's a commonly believed myth that Jewish people need to be buried standing up when they die, where does this misconception originate from?

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Where did the $ symbol originate, and how did it become accepted as a representation of US currency?

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How did the individual states of the Italian peninsula become united as a single Italian state?

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When/Why did an ornate crown become the symbol of kings?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the most accepted account of the first recorded war in human history? Who fought it? And why did they fight?	547
Was the wild west as anarchistic as pop culture leads us to believe?	290
Are there any accounts of Americans (or other westerners) living in Japan at the start of and during WWII?	214
What were the Yakuza doing in WWII?	117
In ancient times, was it common for whole villages to be wiped out by disease before anyone in the surrounding areas even knew there was a problem?	104
How did the Greek and Roman gods become so similar as to have interchangeable names?	28
There's a commonly believed myth that Jewish people need to be buried standing up when they die, where does this misconception originate from?	15
Where did the $ symbol originate, and how did it become accepted as a representation of US currency?	14
How did the individual states of the Italian peninsula become united as a single Italian state?	7
When/Why did an ornate crown become the symbol of kings?	7