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Why didn’t Europeans try to colonize Africa before the late nineteenth century?

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If the Vikings found the New World in 1000, why did this information never spread to the rest of Europe. Trade and communication existed between them.

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Did throwing knives ever see widespread military use? Or we're they always just a novelty?

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Is it true the average Japanese person didn't understand the Emperor's message of surrender?

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how did past civilizations deal with mental disorders?

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When tourism in the modern sense begin? Has it always been common for people to go on 'vacations'?

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Did Egyptians consider Augustus (and subsequent emperors) a Pharaoh?

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Is it true that the Stasi used to break into people's homes and move around some random object, not touching anything else in order to make people crazy and paranoid over time?

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Why were gnostic religions very popular at a certain point in human history and not today? Is it just because they "lost" to Catholicism and Islam, or were there broader trends at work?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn’t Europeans try to colonize Africa before the late nineteenth century?	102
[deleted by user]	102
If the Vikings found the New World in 1000, why did this information never spread to the rest of Europe. Trade and communication existed between them.	102
Did throwing knives ever see widespread military use? Or we're they always just a novelty?	102
Is it true the average Japanese person didn't understand the Emperor's message of surrender?	101
how did past civilizations deal with mental disorders?	101
When tourism in the modern sense begin? Has it always been common for people to go on 'vacations'?	101
Did Egyptians consider Augustus (and subsequent emperors) a Pharaoh?	101
Is it true that the Stasi used to break into people's homes and move around some random object, not touching anything else in order to make people crazy and paranoid over time?	101
Why were gnostic religions very popular at a certain point in human history and not today? Is it just because they "lost" to Catholicism and Islam, or were there broader trends at work?	101