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The Republic of Venice was the longest lived democratic states in history(par Ancient Sparta), lasting over 500 years. It used a system based on approval voting, a single-winner election model that is capable of avoiding 2-party domination unlike FPTP & IRV. Was this the case in the Venetian Empire?

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I've heard lots of anti-Malthusian claims that all famines are anthropogenic. Are there no famines that are incontrovertibly beyond human efforts to prevent them?

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Why is there nothing old present around Americans?

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Did the Christianisation of Europe cause an end to tattoo art in Europe until it's reintroduction during the age of discovery?

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What do historians think of Cliodynamics?

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The Tulsa Race Riot destroyed the Black Wall Street, killed 100s of African American, & left 1000s homeless yet is rarely mentioned in any context. Are there any other important African American historical events that have remained largely unreported?

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Is the witch stereotype based on on the aesthetic of female brewers of the Middle Ages?

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What determined how far Islam was able to spread?

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Was the hand pump not invented until after the steam engine?

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Was there any equivalent to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for any other weapons throughout history?

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The Republic of Venice was the longest lived democratic states in history(par Ancient Sparta), lasting over 500 years. It used a system based on approval voting, a single-winner election model that is capable of avoiding 2-party domination unlike FPTP & IRV. Was this the case in the Venetian Empire?	138
I've heard lots of anti-Malthusian claims that all famines are anthropogenic. Are there no famines that are incontrovertibly beyond human efforts to prevent them?	51
Why is there nothing old present around Americans?	18
Did the Christianisation of Europe cause an end to tattoo art in Europe until it's reintroduction during the age of discovery?	15
What do historians think of Cliodynamics?	10
The Tulsa Race Riot destroyed the Black Wall Street, killed 100s of African American, & left 1000s homeless yet is rarely mentioned in any context. Are there any other important African American historical events that have remained largely unreported?	9
Is the witch stereotype based on on the aesthetic of female brewers of the Middle Ages?	9
What determined how far Islam was able to spread?	7
Was the hand pump not invented until after the steam engine?	3
Was there any equivalent to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for any other weapons throughout history?	1