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Why weren’t Soviet satellite states like Poland, East Germany and Hungary just absorbed into the USSR?

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How did the word ‘mate’ become so ubiquitous as a term of endearment in the UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa but not in North America?

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At what point did the Native American population stop having a significant impact on proceedings in the USA and why?

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How did the American military in 1947 decide (however briefly) that an alien space craft was the best thing to say to the general public about Roswell?

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Why wasn’t the Crystal Palace rebuilt?

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What was archeology like before colonialism?

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When the policy switch with the Republicans and the Democrats on racial policy took place did voters immediately abandon their traditional party or was the voter switch gradual?

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At what point in history did cavalry become ineffectual?

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Were the Europeans significantly ahead of the American during the Civil War or was their dismissal of tactics used there mostly arrogance?

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Was any representation for the American colonies ever on the cards prior to the revolutionary war?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why weren’t Soviet satellite states like Poland, East Germany and Hungary just absorbed into the USSR?	41
How did the word ‘mate’ become so ubiquitous as a term of endearment in the UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa but not in North America?	31
At what point did the Native American population stop having a significant impact on proceedings in the USA and why?	29
How did the American military in 1947 decide (however briefly) that an alien space craft was the best thing to say to the general public about Roswell?	25
Why wasn’t the Crystal Palace rebuilt?	16
What was archeology like before colonialism?	13
When the policy switch with the Republicans and the Democrats on racial policy took place did voters immediately abandon their traditional party or was the voter switch gradual?	8
At what point in history did cavalry become ineffectual?	8
Were the Europeans significantly ahead of the American during the Civil War or was their dismissal of tactics used there mostly arrogance?	6
Was any representation for the American colonies ever on the cards prior to the revolutionary war?	6