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So two Frankish Knights and a Bishop walk into a Turkish bathhouse... What examples of Crusader-Era jokes do we have?

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What's the history of national anthems; how did they become a worldwide occurrence?

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What held the STG-44 back, and who played an important role in its development?

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Why didn't (or couldn't) Henry I of England not legitimize one of his bastard sons?

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What are the various interpretations of the unique signature of Matilda of Tuscany?

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What held the STG-44 back, and who played an important role in its development?

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Why didn't the Ottoman Empire just default on its foreign debts?

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How did "Fenian" come to be a slur for Northern Irelanders when the Fenian Brotherhood was an independence movement?

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Just how important was the Battle of Tours (732)?

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Who is Nina, allegedly one of Stalin's earliest love interests, and who is her lawyer husband?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
So two Frankish Knights and a Bishop walk into a Turkish bathhouse... What examples of Crusader-Era jokes do we have?	138
What's the history of national anthems; how did they become a worldwide occurrence?	66
What held the STG-44 back, and who played an important role in its development?	17
Why didn't (or couldn't) Henry I of England not legitimize one of his bastard sons?	14
What are the various interpretations of the unique signature of Matilda of Tuscany?	8
What held the STG-44 back, and who played an important role in its development?	4
Why didn't the Ottoman Empire just default on its foreign debts?	4
How did "Fenian" come to be a slur for Northern Irelanders when the Fenian Brotherhood was an independence movement?	3
Just how important was the Battle of Tours (732)?	3
Who is Nina, allegedly one of Stalin's earliest love interests, and who is her lawyer husband?	2