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Was there any backlash against Milton's Paradise Lost from religious authorities?

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Good book on Turkish history?

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When and why did the difference between serving beer cold in N. America and warm(er) in Britain start?

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Did Titian ever see an image of Suleiman I?

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Did Mendel think that all of an organism's traits were determined (or influenced) by "genes" (not that he knew what genes were), or only some specific traits?

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Encyclopedia Britannica says that Cristo Redentor's foundation stone was laid April 4, 1922, to commemorate the centennial of Brazil's independence from Portugal. Brazil's Independence Day in September 7, 1822. Is Britannica wrong, or was April 4, 1822 some other important date in Brazilian history?

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How many of the "named" stars are still known by the names given to them by ancient astronomers?

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To follow up on the banzai question, were kamikaze missions using Japanese Zeros a cost-effective method of waging war?

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What do modern scholars think of de Guignes' theory of the Xiong-nu ancestry of the Huns?

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Was the Spanish-American War the first major conflict where neither side fought on their own soil?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there any backlash against Milton's Paradise Lost from religious authorities?	12
Good book on Turkish history?	8
When and why did the difference between serving beer cold in N. America and warm(er) in Britain start?	8
Did Titian ever see an image of Suleiman I?	8
Did Mendel think that all of an organism's traits were determined (or influenced) by "genes" (not that he knew what genes were), or only some specific traits?	6
Encyclopedia Britannica says that Cristo Redentor's foundation stone was laid April 4, 1922, to commemorate the centennial of Brazil's independence from Portugal. Brazil's Independence Day in September 7, 1822. Is Britannica wrong, or was April 4, 1822 some other important date in Brazilian history?	6
How many of the "named" stars are still known by the names given to them by ancient astronomers?	6
To follow up on the banzai question, were kamikaze missions using Japanese Zeros a cost-effective method of waging war?	5
What do modern scholars think of de Guignes' theory of the Xiong-nu ancestry of the Huns?	5
Was the Spanish-American War the first major conflict where neither side fought on their own soil?	4