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If the Scottish have been producing whisky since the 1300s, why are their oldest distilleries less than 250 years old?

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What could a person buy with 30 silver shekels in Jerusalem in the 1st Century AD?

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When and how did literacy go from being a specialized skill to a common necessity?

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Welsh History: Please explain this Polandball comic to me.

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Did the Soviet Union independently develop the Hydrogen Bomb, or was Sakharov's "Third Idea" a copy of the Teller-Ulam design?

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Why weren't Gatling guns/rotary cannons used in the world wars?

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Has American Country/Western Music ever had an equivalent of The Beatles?

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Why were English soldiers at the Battle of the Somme ordered to advance at walking pace?

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Why is NATO's headquarters in Brussels?

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What was the first species to be driven to extinction by humans?

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If the Scottish have been producing whisky since the 1300s, why are their oldest distilleries less than 250 years old?	208	AskHistorians
What could a person buy with 30 silver shekels in Jerusalem in the 1st Century AD?	30	AskHistorians
When and how did literacy go from being a specialized skill to a common necessity?	29	AskHistorians
Welsh History: Please explain this Polandball comic to me.	24	AskHistorians
Did the Soviet Union independently develop the Hydrogen Bomb, or was Sakharov's "Third Idea" a copy of the Teller-Ulam design?	17	AskHistorians
Why weren't Gatling guns/rotary cannons used in the world wars?	17	AskHistorians
Has American Country/Western Music ever had an equivalent of The Beatles?	14	AskHistorians
Why were English soldiers at the Battle of the Somme ordered to advance at walking pace?	13	AskHistorians
Why is NATO's headquarters in Brussels?	12	AskHistorians
What was the first species to be driven to extinction by humans?	12	AskHistorians