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The Netherlands were occupied by the Spanish for a very long time. Are there any still popular foods that they owe to that Spanish occupation? Any Spanish foods that became Dutch staples?

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[AMA Request] Someone who worked with Bob Ross when he was a drill sergeant in the military.

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You hear the USA has managed to become a global power partially because of the benefit of not having to rebuild after ww2. Having taken huge casualties, how did the Ussr grow to be a world power?

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Worst creepypaste I've ever read, hilariously unscary.

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Why did Abkhazian's wanted independence from Georgia so strongly?

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How were castles sieged? It seems like a pretty hopeless battle if your enemy is up in a high, massively strong fortress made of stone. How could you possible win?

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How was Metaxism any different from Fascism?

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What was commonly the social background of 17th / 18th century pirates? Were they from wealthy families and driven by a lust for adventure, or were they poor and driven to piracy through necessity?

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Is there any data available on self reported life satisfaction in the USSR? How did its break-up affect life satisfaction?

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Considering there existed Jewish, Irish, Italian, Russian Mobsters in the USA, why was this not true for other ethnic groups? Why wasn't there a Dutch, or an English Mafia?

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The Netherlands were occupied by the Spanish for a very long time. Are there any still popular foods that they owe to that Spanish occupation? Any Spanish foods that became Dutch staples?	43	AskHistorians
[AMA Request] Someone who worked with Bob Ross when he was a drill sergeant in the military.	41	IAmA
You hear the USA has managed to become a global power partially because of the benefit of not having to rebuild after ww2. Having taken huge casualties, how did the Ussr grow to be a world power?	33	AskHistorians
Worst creepypaste I've ever read, hilariously unscary.	33	creepypasta
Why did Abkhazian's wanted independence from Georgia so strongly?	25	AskHistorians
How were castles sieged? It seems like a pretty hopeless battle if your enemy is up in a high, massively strong fortress made of stone. How could you possible win?	11	AskHistorians
How was Metaxism any different from Fascism?	9	AskHistorians
What was commonly the social background of 17th / 18th century pirates? Were they from wealthy families and driven by a lust for adventure, or were they poor and driven to piracy through necessity?	9	AskHistorians
Is there any data available on self reported life satisfaction in the USSR? How did its break-up affect life satisfaction?	7	AskHistorians
Considering there existed Jewish, Irish, Italian, Russian Mobsters in the USA, why was this not true for other ethnic groups? Why wasn't there a Dutch, or an English Mafia?	7	AskHistorians