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Why didn't the Vikings share their knowledge of Newfoundland with other Europeans?

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Is there any cultural or linguistic similarity between people native to Eastern Siberia and Northwestern America?

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What happened to the Vandals who lived in North Africa? How much do we know about their language?

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Was sex as important to Kublai Khan in the Mongolian Empire as it is shown in Marco Polo? [NSFW] NSFW

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What do we know about the people who lived in Europe before the Indo-Europeans?

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How corrupt was the Holy Roman Empire? Was it common for electors to be bribed into backing somebody for the Imperial throne?

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What are nation states? How are they different from other kinds of countries? What was the first nation state?

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What happened to the Old Prussians? Were any of them left after the baltic crusades?

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Why don't we call Iran Persia?

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How did the Holy Roman Empire become a group of 100s of German states? Was it always like that?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't the Vikings share their knowledge of Newfoundland with other Europeans?	948
Is there any cultural or linguistic similarity between people native to Eastern Siberia and Northwestern America?	159
What happened to the Vandals who lived in North Africa? How much do we know about their language?	100
Was sex as important to Kublai Khan in the Mongolian Empire as it is shown in Marco Polo? [NSFW] NSFW	77
What do we know about the people who lived in Europe before the Indo-Europeans?	73
How corrupt was the Holy Roman Empire? Was it common for electors to be bribed into backing somebody for the Imperial throne?	37
What are nation states? How are they different from other kinds of countries? What was the first nation state?	34
What happened to the Old Prussians? Were any of them left after the baltic crusades?	25
Why don't we call Iran Persia?	16
How did the Holy Roman Empire become a group of 100s of German states? Was it always like that?	13