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Why are the 'Sea Peoples' lumped together in historical references? Who first categorized them thusly and why haven't we stopped?

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What was "The Fire Nation" listed on old maps of what is now the US Midwest? What became of it?

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Why was the National Liberation Front of Algeria so effective in holding off the French, and was their structure really the origin of modern "terrorist cell" command chains?

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Is there visible evidence that early writing systems were "right-handed" in any way? Slant or formation of glyphs especially?

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Why did the French have so much difficulty fighting the National Liberation Front in Algeria?

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Did Justinian I really love his wife, Theodora, too much, or were people just scandalized that he married an 'actress'?

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What went wrong in (American) country music after 9/11? Why have themes changed so much from folk music, or even 90s mega-produced stadium country?

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What are the differences between pre-industrial, hand woven cloth, and our modern fabrics?

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Was Plato really just the philosopher's wrestling nickname? Why is that how he's identified in history? What's the best translation we have for that, context retained?

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What sort of national identity would cause emigrants to list their country of origin as Galicia, Lodomeria, or Schleswig-Holstein in the same years as others list Poland, Germany, Holland, or Denmark?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are the 'Sea Peoples' lumped together in historical references? Who first categorized them thusly and why haven't we stopped?	466
What was "The Fire Nation" listed on old maps of what is now the US Midwest? What became of it?	448
Why was the National Liberation Front of Algeria so effective in holding off the French, and was their structure really the origin of modern "terrorist cell" command chains?	7
Is there visible evidence that early writing systems were "right-handed" in any way? Slant or formation of glyphs especially?	3
Why did the French have so much difficulty fighting the National Liberation Front in Algeria?	2
Did Justinian I really love his wife, Theodora, too much, or were people just scandalized that he married an 'actress'?	2
What went wrong in (American) country music after 9/11? Why have themes changed so much from folk music, or even 90s mega-produced stadium country?	1
What are the differences between pre-industrial, hand woven cloth, and our modern fabrics?	1
Was Plato really just the philosopher's wrestling nickname? Why is that how he's identified in history? What's the best translation we have for that, context retained?	1
What sort of national identity would cause emigrants to list their country of origin as Galicia, Lodomeria, or Schleswig-Holstein in the same years as others list Poland, Germany, Holland, or Denmark?	1