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Did Leonardo da Vinci know about the new world?

170 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What did XVI century europeans that sailed across the atlantic made about encountering hurricanes? Were there any myths surrounding them? How did they deal with them since they couldn't predict them?

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After a person went through all the requirements that immigration through Ellis Island and was accepted as an immigrant, where would he go?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Are independence recognitions retroactive to its declaration date?

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Was there a massive theft or destroying of art (paintings, sculpture, architecture, books, etc) by the invading Japanese through Korea and China during 1910-1945 period?

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Why did the Romans adopted so much about Greek culture and architecture and not so much about other civilizations?

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Is the "British Foreign Office guide to Austria-Hungary" available for the public?

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Did the Ottoman empire try to stop british and french expeditions from taking greek and egyptian antiquities?

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If I'm about to be inevitably rear-ended while driving my car (say @60mph), should I speed up, Hit the brakes o neither?

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What made monarchy so appealing in the Netherlands (s. XVI) and Mexico (s. XIX) ?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Leonardo da Vinci know about the new world?	170	AskHistorians
What did XVI century europeans that sailed across the atlantic made about encountering hurricanes? Were there any myths surrounding them? How did they deal with them since they couldn't predict them?	17	AskHistorians
After a person went through all the requirements that immigration through Ellis Island and was accepted as an immigrant, where would he go?	14	AskHistorians
Are independence recognitions retroactive to its declaration date?	10	AskHistorians
Was there a massive theft or destroying of art (paintings, sculpture, architecture, books, etc) by the invading Japanese through Korea and China during 1910-1945 period?	7	AskHistorians
Why did the Romans adopted so much about Greek culture and architecture and not so much about other civilizations?	5	AskHistorians
Is the "British Foreign Office guide to Austria-Hungary" available for the public?	2	AskHistorians
Did the Ottoman empire try to stop british and french expeditions from taking greek and egyptian antiquities?	2	AskHistorians
If I'm about to be inevitably rear-ended while driving my car (say @60mph), should I speed up, Hit the brakes o neither?	2	askscience
What made monarchy so appealing in the Netherlands (s. XVI) and Mexico (s. XIX) ?	1	AskHistorians