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Why didn't Argentina's Invasion of the Falklands trigger a NATO Article 5?

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When did the word "Gay" stop meaning happy and start meaning homosexuality?

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What actually is Critical Race Theory?

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I just read Pride and Prejudice and I have a question: how common was to visit somebody house and treat it like a museum?

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If sieges lasted for months what did the attackers/defenders do all day?

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I have read that Europeans had no distilled spirits until Arabic distillation technology spread to Christendom via Spain. But it’s easy to accidentally make a rudimentary freeze-distilled brandy simply by leaving a barrel of wine or beer out in cold weather. So how can this be true?

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Did American soldiers really shoot random Vietnamese civillians like in full metal jacket?

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17 Romanovs (plus Catharine the Great) ruled Russian for 304 years. Despite their immense wealth and privilege, only 1 lived to see the age of 60. Was this sort of early death normal for ruling dynasties in Europe, or was there something up with the Romanovs?

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What did the Japanese (before contact with europeans) believe was further east?

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Why did the Nazis use the hindu swastika as their logo?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't Argentina's Invasion of the Falklands trigger a NATO Article 5?	1434
When did the word "Gay" stop meaning happy and start meaning homosexuality?	1432
What actually is Critical Race Theory?	1411
I just read Pride and Prejudice and I have a question: how common was to visit somebody house and treat it like a museum?	1404
If sieges lasted for months what did the attackers/defenders do all day?	1397
I have read that Europeans had no distilled spirits until Arabic distillation technology spread to Christendom via Spain. But it’s easy to accidentally make a rudimentary freeze-distilled brandy simply by leaving a barrel of wine or beer out in cold weather. So how can this be true?	1390
Did American soldiers really shoot random Vietnamese civillians like in full metal jacket?	1389
17 Romanovs (plus Catharine the Great) ruled Russian for 304 years. Despite their immense wealth and privilege, only 1 lived to see the age of 60. Was this sort of early death normal for ruling dynasties in Europe, or was there something up with the Romanovs?	1386
What did the Japanese (before contact with europeans) believe was further east?	1365
Why did the Nazis use the hindu swastika as their logo?	1361