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Just how common was the Roman practice of decimation?

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Why did Arab sailors seem to know much more about counteracting scurvy than their British counterparts?

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How did Chang and Eng manage to be classafied as white when they settled in 1870's North Carolina?

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What did the WWII Japanese government think of Nazi racial heiarchies?

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To what extent did American "sharpshooters" contribute to American victory in the Revolutionary War?

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Why do so few Carthaginian primary sources survive?

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To what extent did the Black Panthers help/hurt the broader civil rights movement?

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What was ancient druidism/celtic attitudes toward sex and sexuality in the time of Ceaser?

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What's with all these portraits of upper-class colonial Americans with their pet squirrels?

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How many Americans starved to death during the great depression?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Just how common was the Roman practice of decimation?	14
Why did Arab sailors seem to know much more about counteracting scurvy than their British counterparts?	14
How did Chang and Eng manage to be classafied as white when they settled in 1870's North Carolina?	13
What did the WWII Japanese government think of Nazi racial heiarchies?	12
To what extent did American "sharpshooters" contribute to American victory in the Revolutionary War?	12
Why do so few Carthaginian primary sources survive?	11
To what extent did the Black Panthers help/hurt the broader civil rights movement?	11
What was ancient druidism/celtic attitudes toward sex and sexuality in the time of Ceaser?	11
What's with all these portraits of upper-class colonial Americans with their pet squirrels?	10
How many Americans starved to death during the great depression?	10