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What causes aftertastes? Why don't all tastes occur immediately?

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How did the state of New York come to have New York City? It's geography makes it seem like it would be a more natural fit for New Jersey or Connecticut.

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How much did MLK's assassination affect public opinion in terms of civil rights?

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I'm just starting to watch Downton Abbey and in one of the first episodes they refer to a character as a Turk and his country as Turkey. Would they not have referred to him and his country as Ottoman?

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Was there any chance that the thirteen colonies could have become independent countries instead of the United States?

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Are there any native languages in the Middle East or North Africa that took any significant influence from Latin?

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Why did the early Christians style themselves as a new religion as opposed to considering themselves the true followers of Judaism?

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Why did England takes its name from the Angles and not the Saxons or the Jutes?

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Is there any evidence of vikings taking Islamic culture back to Scandinavia after raiding Muslim lands?

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How did Soviet Russia fare before Stalin took over?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What causes aftertastes? Why don't all tastes occur immediately?	31	askscience
How did the state of New York come to have New York City? It's geography makes it seem like it would be a more natural fit for New Jersey or Connecticut.	23	AskHistorians
How much did MLK's assassination affect public opinion in terms of civil rights?	20	AskHistorians
I'm just starting to watch Downton Abbey and in one of the first episodes they refer to a character as a Turk and his country as Turkey. Would they not have referred to him and his country as Ottoman?	20	AskHistorians
Was there any chance that the thirteen colonies could have become independent countries instead of the United States?	11	AskHistorians
Are there any native languages in the Middle East or North Africa that took any significant influence from Latin?	8	AskHistorians
Why did the early Christians style themselves as a new religion as opposed to considering themselves the true followers of Judaism?	8	AskHistorians
Why did England takes its name from the Angles and not the Saxons or the Jutes?	3	AskHistorians
Is there any evidence of vikings taking Islamic culture back to Scandinavia after raiding Muslim lands?	2	AskHistorians
How did Soviet Russia fare before Stalin took over?	2	AskHistorians