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Why is the computer version of Mahjong so completely different from the real version?

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Why was the Elizabethan court so against Elizabeth I marrying her childhood friend Robert Dudley?

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Why are the Tilt-and-Turn windows so pervasive throughout Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, but not seen such wide adoption in other countries?

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How did "Vielen Dank für die Blumen" by Udo Jürgens become the main opening theme for Tom&Jerry in Germany from the 1980s onwards, instead of the original opening played in other countries at the time?

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Why did the Gregorian Calendar amend 11 days to Julian and not 13?

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How were grandfather clocks synchronized with the local time in an area, before the invention of reliable pocket watches?

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How old is the bawdy schoolboy phrase of "Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet and Watch"?

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How often were foreign spies detected in WW2, and how well were they linguistically trained?

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What is the earliest known piece of joinery, or what type of joinery was common in antiquity?

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What is the origin of bawdy schoolboy phrase: "Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet and Watch" ?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the computer version of Mahjong so completely different from the real version?	264
Why was the Elizabethan court so against Elizabeth I marrying her childhood friend Robert Dudley?	113
Why are the Tilt-and-Turn windows so pervasive throughout Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, but not seen such wide adoption in other countries?	28
How did "Vielen Dank für die Blumen" by Udo Jürgens become the main opening theme for Tom&Jerry in Germany from the 1980s onwards, instead of the original opening played in other countries at the time?	13
Why did the Gregorian Calendar amend 11 days to Julian and not 13?	7
How were grandfather clocks synchronized with the local time in an area, before the invention of reliable pocket watches?	3
How old is the bawdy schoolboy phrase of "Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet and Watch"?	2
How often were foreign spies detected in WW2, and how well were they linguistically trained?	1
What is the earliest known piece of joinery, or what type of joinery was common in antiquity?	1
What is the origin of bawdy schoolboy phrase: "Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet and Watch" ?	0