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How did ancient cities like Rome not consume all available nearby trees for fuel?

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Why did the name "Indians" for native Americans stick after they realized the geographic error?

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Did Catholic kings do confession weekly? Who took their confession, and was this information ever used against them?

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How did countries that use the U.S. dollar as currency get their supply of that currency in the first place?

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Is there a reason that multiple religions seemed to have coexisted better in Asian than in other parts of the world?

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What happened to the children born of rape during the Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe?

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Catherine the Great bought Diderot's library for 16,000 pounds. How would she have paid?

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What was the reaction of French people in Louisiana to the Louisiana Purchase?

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Is there a common thread why some societies did not have primogeniture succession for their rulers?

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In the age of kingdoms in Europe, how come kingdoms didn't become ever larger in size due to kings marrying off their children to other kings' children?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did ancient cities like Rome not consume all available nearby trees for fuel?	2024
Why did the name "Indians" for native Americans stick after they realized the geographic error?	155
Did Catholic kings do confession weekly? Who took their confession, and was this information ever used against them?	75
How did countries that use the U.S. dollar as currency get their supply of that currency in the first place?	59
Is there a reason that multiple religions seemed to have coexisted better in Asian than in other parts of the world?	49
What happened to the children born of rape during the Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe?	34
Catherine the Great bought Diderot's library for 16,000 pounds. How would she have paid?	3
What was the reaction of French people in Louisiana to the Louisiana Purchase?	3
Is there a common thread why some societies did not have primogeniture succession for their rulers?	1
In the age of kingdoms in Europe, how come kingdoms didn't become ever larger in size due to kings marrying off their children to other kings' children?	1