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Did Augustus ever worry about Agrippa potentially betraying him?

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Modern equivalent of "Rise and Fall" by Edward Gibbons which is more accurate? (thinking History of Rome podcast but in book form)

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How accurate is Mark Twain's Joan of Arc biography?

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When humans landed on the moon, how skeptical was the USSR? What made them believe the landings actually happened?

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How did corporations convince women to smoke? How/why did smoking become less masculine over time?

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Any book recommendations for Cromwell and Bismarck?

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How significant a role did America's IP theft in the 18th and 19th century play in shaping its economic trajectory?

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What ever happened to the person that killed Charles XII at the Siege of Fredriksten? Do we even know who he was?

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Why do we worship Alexander the Great even though he waged war with an army his dad built, only to die and leave behind no empire, no viable heirs, and 40 years of in-fighting between his generals?

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How accurate is the story of tobacco companies co-opting the feminist movement to get women to smoke? Were there feminists independently arguing for women to smoke or was the movement astroturfed by the tobacco companies?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Augustus ever worry about Agrippa potentially betraying him?	11
Modern equivalent of "Rise and Fall" by Edward Gibbons which is more accurate? (thinking History of Rome podcast but in book form)	10
How accurate is Mark Twain's Joan of Arc biography?	9
When humans landed on the moon, how skeptical was the USSR? What made them believe the landings actually happened?	9
How did corporations convince women to smoke? How/why did smoking become less masculine over time?	4
Any book recommendations for Cromwell and Bismarck?	3
How significant a role did America's IP theft in the 18th and 19th century play in shaping its economic trajectory?	2
What ever happened to the person that killed Charles XII at the Siege of Fredriksten? Do we even know who he was?	2
Why do we worship Alexander the Great even though he waged war with an army his dad built, only to die and leave behind no empire, no viable heirs, and 40 years of in-fighting between his generals?	1
How accurate is the story of tobacco companies co-opting the feminist movement to get women to smoke? Were there feminists independently arguing for women to smoke or was the movement astroturfed by the tobacco companies?	1