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Was the CIA involved in selling Crack Cocaine to inner city persons to fund secret armies in Nicaragua?

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Were medieval times always romanticised, or are phrases like "Knight in shining armour" relatively new?

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How many people died during the tiananmen square massacre and how was it estimated?

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Was there any noticable discrimination against former Confederates after the American Civil War?

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Why didn't the British Empire colonize Norway?

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Did pythagoras know his theorem could be extended to 3D and 4D?

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Did the average american know of atomic bombs before they got dropped in Japan?

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How far back in time would we have to go to find people with more knowledge of the early middle ages than our current historians?

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Was the term "mother nature" ever "attacked" at a large scale by religious groups in the US?

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How much did the average person during the middle ages know about history?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was the CIA involved in selling Crack Cocaine to inner city persons to fund secret armies in Nicaragua?	2146
Were medieval times always romanticised, or are phrases like "Knight in shining armour" relatively new?	96
How many people died during the tiananmen square massacre and how was it estimated?	82
Was there any noticable discrimination against former Confederates after the American Civil War?	11
Why didn't the British Empire colonize Norway?	10
Did pythagoras know his theorem could be extended to 3D and 4D?	7
Did the average american know of atomic bombs before they got dropped in Japan?	7
How far back in time would we have to go to find people with more knowledge of the early middle ages than our current historians?	6
Was the term "mother nature" ever "attacked" at a large scale by religious groups in the US?	5
How much did the average person during the middle ages know about history?	4