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Why was Hawaii "incorporated" into the US (which ultimately lead to its statehood), rather than keeping it like a possession like how its "unincorporated territories" (Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.) are kept to this day?

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Was Iberian Union basically Spain rulling all over Iberian Peninsula, or it was a country called "Iberian Union"?

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So who exactly are the "Tarim Mummies" from Western China? Are they confirmed to be "Tocharian"? Is there any other theories as to who they are?

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How did a Basque pidgin language end up in Iceland in 17th century?

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What exactly is the definition of a "colony"?

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Can importance of cows in Hinduism, Celtic, Germanic and Greek religion be traced back to Proto-Indo-Europeans?

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How Turkic were the Turkic Delhi sultans of India?

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At what point, did Turkic people in Anatolia become "Turkish" and why are they the only Turkic people to be called "Turk", despite being physically different from other Turkic people like Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Tatars, etc?

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Did the European countries expect their colonies in Asia and Africa to one day become independent? if so, why take the risk of getting colonies, if they expect them to lose someday

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Why did Sanskrit decline and diverged into different languages in India?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was Hawaii "incorporated" into the US (which ultimately lead to its statehood), rather than keeping it like a possession like how its "unincorporated territories" (Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.) are kept to this day?	2871
Was Iberian Union basically Spain rulling all over Iberian Peninsula, or it was a country called "Iberian Union"?	32
So who exactly are the "Tarim Mummies" from Western China? Are they confirmed to be "Tocharian"? Is there any other theories as to who they are?	15
How did a Basque pidgin language end up in Iceland in 17th century?	15
What exactly is the definition of a "colony"?	14
Can importance of cows in Hinduism, Celtic, Germanic and Greek religion be traced back to Proto-Indo-Europeans?	10
How Turkic were the Turkic Delhi sultans of India?	9
At what point, did Turkic people in Anatolia become "Turkish" and why are they the only Turkic people to be called "Turk", despite being physically different from other Turkic people like Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Tatars, etc?	9
Did the European countries expect their colonies in Asia and Africa to one day become independent? if so, why take the risk of getting colonies, if they expect them to lose someday	8
Why did Sanskrit decline and diverged into different languages in India?	7