/u/spikebrennan's posts
How did lox, whitefish, etc. become associated with Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, given that population's traditional homeland in inland areas of central/Eastern Europe?
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Why was US General John Pershing (who served during WWI) the last to hold the US Army rank of “General of the Armies”? Why was that rank not awarded to, say, Marshall or Eisenhower in WWII?
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How did the Central African Republic (Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka - République centrafricaine) end up with such a bland name?
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What did Stasi (East German intelligence) do with all of the information it gathered and the network it operated?
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Has any territory in Europe changed hands from one polity to another more times than Trans-Carpatho Ukraine?
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Name of "State of Israel". Why "State," and why "Israel" (in preference to other possibilities such as Judea, Palestine, or Zion)? We're other names considered?
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Did Iram of the Pillars exist as a real place? Is it the same thing as the lost city of Ubar? Does anyone know where it is?
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