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Why did Al-Aziz try to destroy the pyramids ~1000 years ago?

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What did women use for their periods before tampons and pads became available?

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Why were ships usually scuttled when captured instead of repurposed?

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Why are the Tarascans so ignored?

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Rainer Höss, the Grandson of Rudolf Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz is holding an AMA in /r/history today

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I heard the S.S. had to find more creative ways carry out the mass killings because there was a mental/emotional toll on the troops who carried out those executions. Did Japanese soldiers have a similar reaction when exposed to mass killings?

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How did the Romans lose their ethnic identity after the fall of the Empire? Why don't modern Italians call themselves "Romans"?

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What are the implications of Ramesses III belonging to Y-Haplogroup E1b1a?

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I've been told Russia only became the size it is today just because they outnumbered their opponents is this true?

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How and/or where was the Basque Language developed?

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Why did Al-Aziz try to destroy the pyramids ~1000 years ago?	21
What did women use for their periods before tampons and pads became available?	21
Why were ships usually scuttled when captured instead of repurposed?	21
Why are the Tarascans so ignored?	21
Rainer Höss, the Grandson of Rudolf Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz is holding an AMA in /r/history today	21
I heard the S.S. had to find more creative ways carry out the mass killings because there was a mental/emotional toll on the troops who carried out those executions. Did Japanese soldiers have a similar reaction when exposed to mass killings?	21
How did the Romans lose their ethnic identity after the fall of the Empire? Why don't modern Italians call themselves "Romans"?	21
What are the implications of Ramesses III belonging to Y-Haplogroup E1b1a?	21
I've been told Russia only became the size it is today just because they outnumbered their opponents is this true?	21
How and/or where was the Basque Language developed?	21