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Why did people continue to emigrate to the United States during the Civil War?

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Why did the Persians under Xerxes build a canal across Mount Athos rather than sail around it?

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While the Hanover monarchs ruled Great Britain, was any effort made by the governments of Great Britain and of Hanover to try to integrate the two kingdoms?

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Why isn't the Greek alphabet more widely used by other languages?

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Jousting: did competitors who faced high-ranking noblemen really tend to forfeit or fail to try in earnest, out of concern about injuring or showing up their social betters?

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The butler did it...

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Historian consensus about the diplomatic run-up to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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Why are physicians and dentists considered two separate professions? At what point did surgeons and psychiatrists begin to be considered physicians rather than separate professions?

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When was the last time that an aircraft carrier came under attack?

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Was the "House of the Rising Sun" a real institution in New Orleans?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did people continue to emigrate to the United States during the Civil War?	24
Why did the Persians under Xerxes build a canal across Mount Athos rather than sail around it?	23
While the Hanover monarchs ruled Great Britain, was any effort made by the governments of Great Britain and of Hanover to try to integrate the two kingdoms?	21
Why isn't the Greek alphabet more widely used by other languages?	21
Jousting: did competitors who faced high-ranking noblemen really tend to forfeit or fail to try in earnest, out of concern about injuring or showing up their social betters?	21
The butler did it...	20
Historian consensus about the diplomatic run-up to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait	20
Why are physicians and dentists considered two separate professions? At what point did surgeons and psychiatrists begin to be considered physicians rather than separate professions?	20
When was the last time that an aircraft carrier came under attack?	19
Was the "House of the Rising Sun" a real institution in New Orleans?	18