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Why did the ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids?

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If I am a queen, and I marry a duke, am I expected to be deferrent to him, as he is my husband, or is he expected to be deferrent to me, as I am his superior?

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Did Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley change R&B and Rock and Roll in any significant way, or did they just popularize the music among white Americans?

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Stalin, Trotsky, Freud, and Hitler all lived in Vienna in 1913. Did any of them meet each other?

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Did the Ottoman Empire ever consider colonizing the Americas?

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The Great Depression was both the height of African American communist organizing and the height of the Delta Blues scene. Were there any communist Blues singers?

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In the 15th-18th century, were newer powers like Brandenberg and Austria seen as any less legitimate than older kingdoms like France or Denmark?

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Did West African leaders who sold prisoners as slaves to Europeans have any knowledge of the horrors of New World slavery and the Middle Passage?

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In medieval Europe, would kings' young widows be expected to remarry?

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In medieval Europe, did Arab musicians ever perform at court? Would European monarchs have been exposed to non-European music?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids?	383
If I am a queen, and I marry a duke, am I expected to be deferrent to him, as he is my husband, or is he expected to be deferrent to me, as I am his superior?	357
Did Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley change R&B and Rock and Roll in any significant way, or did they just popularize the music among white Americans?	354
Stalin, Trotsky, Freud, and Hitler all lived in Vienna in 1913. Did any of them meet each other?	351
Did the Ottoman Empire ever consider colonizing the Americas?	313
The Great Depression was both the height of African American communist organizing and the height of the Delta Blues scene. Were there any communist Blues singers?	303
In the 15th-18th century, were newer powers like Brandenberg and Austria seen as any less legitimate than older kingdoms like France or Denmark?	299
Did West African leaders who sold prisoners as slaves to Europeans have any knowledge of the horrors of New World slavery and the Middle Passage?	298
In medieval Europe, would kings' young widows be expected to remarry?	297
In medieval Europe, did Arab musicians ever perform at court? Would European monarchs have been exposed to non-European music?	294