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Why is the French revolution considered such an important World event? Rather than just a localised revolution.

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Fresno, California is almost always at or near the top of "worst American cities" lists for some attribute. What are the factors in Fresno's history that led to the city's excellence in being so awful?

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Before guns were invented, what did they call gunpowder?

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Why did it take 14 years for the Qing government to suppress and defeat the Taiping Rebellion?

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Is it true that later Mayan writing is gibberish?

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A great granduncle of mine died in France a mere two weeks before the end of WWI. Do records exist that would show where his unit was to a reasonable degree of specificity, and would it be possible to ballpark the general area of his death?

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Nelson Mandela before his arrest, history with the MK

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I am asking a question in r/ask----------. Why did so many novels used to censor names and places, even if it would be relatively easy to guess from context? When did this trend begin, and why has it largely faded from literature?

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How did cavalry avoid running into each other while charging? In movies and video games you see tight cavalry formations charging into a wall of infantry. When the first row of horsemen hit the front line, what would happen to all the horsemen behind them?

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Why is it 'Trojan Horse' and not 'Greek Horse'?

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Why is the French revolution considered such an important World event? Rather than just a localised revolution.	76
Fresno, California is almost always at or near the top of "worst American cities" lists for some attribute. What are the factors in Fresno's history that led to the city's excellence in being so awful?	76
Before guns were invented, what did they call gunpowder?	76
Why did it take 14 years for the Qing government to suppress and defeat the Taiping Rebellion?	76
Is it true that later Mayan writing is gibberish?	76
A great granduncle of mine died in France a mere two weeks before the end of WWI. Do records exist that would show where his unit was to a reasonable degree of specificity, and would it be possible to ballpark the general area of his death?	76
Nelson Mandela before his arrest, history with the MK	76
I am asking a question in r/ask----------. Why did so many novels used to censor names and places, even if it would be relatively easy to guess from context? When did this trend begin, and why has it largely faded from literature?	76
How did cavalry avoid running into each other while charging? In movies and video games you see tight cavalry formations charging into a wall of infantry. When the first row of horsemen hit the front line, what would happen to all the horsemen behind them?	76
Why is it 'Trojan Horse' and not 'Greek Horse'?	76