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Why does English have so many more exonyms for Italian cities than other European countries?

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Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?

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Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?

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In the 1920 Census, Florida had less than a million people and ranked below Nebraska in population. By 2020, it was the 3rd-most populous state. What happened to cause this population explosion?

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Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?

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To what extent were the states of the Swahili Coast aware of modern South Africa? How much knowledge did they have of the land south of Sofala?

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Has any research been done on asexuality in history? Are there any historical figures we can say would likely be considered asexual in the present day?

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Given the recent discoveries of large cities in the Amazon, how accepted is the hypothesis that disease was responsible for the massive population decline?

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In the early 20th century, how did conservative southern Democrats respond to the prominence of organized labor in their party?

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As Europe was Christianized, were local pagan practices adopted into Christianity, or were they largely stamped out of existence?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does English have so many more exonyms for Italian cities than other European countries?	611
Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?	312
Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?	157
In the 1920 Census, Florida had less than a million people and ranked below Nebraska in population. By 2020, it was the 3rd-most populous state. What happened to cause this population explosion?	29
Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?	23
To what extent were the states of the Swahili Coast aware of modern South Africa? How much knowledge did they have of the land south of Sofala?	10
Has any research been done on asexuality in history? Are there any historical figures we can say would likely be considered asexual in the present day?	5
Given the recent discoveries of large cities in the Amazon, how accepted is the hypothesis that disease was responsible for the massive population decline?	4
In the early 20th century, how did conservative southern Democrats respond to the prominence of organized labor in their party?	3
As Europe was Christianized, were local pagan practices adopted into Christianity, or were they largely stamped out of existence?	1