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Why do Romance countries have so many more place names with the word 'Saint/St.' than Germanic countries?

57 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Statistically, what was the largest ever percentage economic contraction of a country, and when/where did it happen?

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Why is Moldova so poor?

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Why have isolated communities of speakers of non-Arabic Semitic languages survived in pockets of Yemen/Oman, but nowhere else on the Arab Peninsula?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How has Guyana managed to remain politically stable compared to somewhere like Fiji, despite the majority of its population being split between two ethnic groups who generally vote for different parties?

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Best Salvadorean food in LA?

36 upvotes • r/FoodLosAngeles

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Is it just a coincidence that there were never any Communist nations that were Anglophone?

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[SE ASIA] Was there ever an attempt at large-scale White settlement of the Central Highlands of Vietnam/Laos?

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How much more economically developed was South Korea compared to North Korea in 1989?

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Why is it so common for people who have undergone trauma in childhood to exhibit compulsive rocking motion?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do Romance countries have so many more place names with the word 'Saint/St.' than Germanic countries?	57	AskHistorians
Statistically, what was the largest ever percentage economic contraction of a country, and when/where did it happen?	56	AskHistorians
Why is Moldova so poor?	43	AskHistorians
Why have isolated communities of speakers of non-Arabic Semitic languages survived in pockets of Yemen/Oman, but nowhere else on the Arab Peninsula?	37	AskHistorians
How has Guyana managed to remain politically stable compared to somewhere like Fiji, despite the majority of its population being split between two ethnic groups who generally vote for different parties?	37	AskHistorians
Best Salvadorean food in LA?	36	FoodLosAngeles
Is it just a coincidence that there were never any Communist nations that were Anglophone?	34	AskHistorians
[SE ASIA] Was there ever an attempt at large-scale White settlement of the Central Highlands of Vietnam/Laos?	32	AskHistorians
How much more economically developed was South Korea compared to North Korea in 1989?	26	AskHistorians
Why is it so common for people who have undergone trauma in childhood to exhibit compulsive rocking motion?	26	askscience