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Why did the move of the New York (baseball) Giants to San Francisco fail to inspire the same degree of nostalgia/angst as the loss of the Brooklyn Dodgers?

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It is 1830 in the American Deep South. I decide to shoot and kill a slave owned by a different man. What happens to me and what would the charge be?

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During the American war of Independence, what was the closest point in which Britain could've won?

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What did it mean to be politically left wing in 1850?

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What ultimately led the Soviet Union to dissolve in 1991?

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How did the Greek democracy really work?

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Where does our obsession with telling stories in trilogies come from?

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Pre-Columbian New World herbs and spices?

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How easy was it to fake your identity, or steal someone else's identity, in the 19th Century?

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Were the Teutones defeated by Marius in the 2nd century BC related to the Teutonic peoples encountered later in European history?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the move of the New York (baseball) Giants to San Francisco fail to inspire the same degree of nostalgia/angst as the loss of the Brooklyn Dodgers?	17
It is 1830 in the American Deep South. I decide to shoot and kill a slave owned by a different man. What happens to me and what would the charge be?	17
During the American war of Independence, what was the closest point in which Britain could've won?	17
What did it mean to be politically left wing in 1850?	17
What ultimately led the Soviet Union to dissolve in 1991?	17
How did the Greek democracy really work?	17
Where does our obsession with telling stories in trilogies come from?	17
Pre-Columbian New World herbs and spices?	17
How easy was it to fake your identity, or steal someone else's identity, in the 19th Century?	17
Were the Teutones defeated by Marius in the 2nd century BC related to the Teutonic peoples encountered later in European history?	17