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How was it that Edmund Hillary, a foreigner, was [supposedly] the first man to climb Mt. Everest when his local guide Tenzing Norgay's people had presumably lived near the mountain for thousands of years?

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Did the Cold War kill the USSR, was its demise inevitable as a result of its economic and political system, or was there another reason it fell apart?

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Was divorce by combat really a common occurrence in late Mediaeval Germany?

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The Royal Family ruling the British Empire and the German Emperor in 1914 were fairly close relations. Why couldn't they prevent their countries fighting war?

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What was the role of capes before they became associated with super-human superheroes?

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How and why did the red, white, and black colour combination become associated with Māori culture?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was it that Edmund Hillary, a foreigner, was [supposedly] the first man to climb Mt. Everest when his local guide Tenzing Norgay's people had presumably lived near the mountain for thousands of years?	310
Did the Cold War kill the USSR, was its demise inevitable as a result of its economic and political system, or was there another reason it fell apart?	119
Was divorce by combat really a common occurrence in late Mediaeval Germany?	109
The Royal Family ruling the British Empire and the German Emperor in 1914 were fairly close relations. Why couldn't they prevent their countries fighting war?	18
What was the role of capes before they became associated with super-human superheroes?	6
How and why did the red, white, and black colour combination become associated with Māori culture?	3