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34
Why did Britain not purchase Alaska when Russia had it up for sale?
feb 25 '12 at 15:59
17
How was armour rusting in the rain handled throughout history?
dec 15 at 16:40
11
Number of bullets used in WW2
apr 6 '12 at 2:00
11
Why did Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Breznev wear military uniforms when Lenin and the later Soviet leaders did not?
apr 17 '12 at 15:35
11
Was Saladin Agnostic?
feb 8 '12 at 16:22
11
What were the reasons for the Renaissance / scientific revolution in Europe?
dec 21 '11 at 16:01
10
Why was Spain and Portugal neutral / not invaded in WWII?
jan 21 at 5:22
10
How accurate or supported is Jared Diamond's “Guns, Germs, and Steel”?
dec 30 '11 at 18:36
9
When did the British monarch become an emperor?
feb 8 '12 at 16:20
9
Did the Germans have a team equivalent to the one from Bletchey Park in the UK during WWII?
may 4 '12 at 15:04
9
What other countries besides the US participated in keeping African slaves?
dec 22 '11 at 14:04
8
Robert Hookes Diary - Why would he have bought and drunk Vomit?
aug 6 at 2:47
8
At what point did mapmaking begin to accurately reflect what we now know about the earth?
jul 12 '12 at 1:09
8
Who was the first head of government to support same-sex marriage?
may 10 '12 at 3:25
7
Why did Canada, Australia and New Zealand separate from UK?
apr 17 '12 at 18:14
7
Why were ancient cities protected by walls?
dec 2 at 5:20
7
What was the impetus for some African nations to participate in the slave trade?
feb 24 '12 at 5:45
7
Why wasn't the Republic of Ireland invaded (by either side) in WW2?
dec 10 '11 at 6:07
6
What form of home address did Romans use?
dec 27 '11 at 21:04
6
When did European building interiors partitioned into rooms become commonplace?
jul 28 at 21:34
6
What calendar was used by the kingdom of Ireland?
apr 18 '12 at 15:14
6
Why Canada failed to emerge as a power like UK or France?
apr 17 '12 at 17:46
5
Were there biological weapons used in WW1?
dec 21 '11 at 5:00
5
Farming societies without calendars
aug 19 at 3:22
5
Why didn't Russia help Saddam Hussein as it is helping Syria now?
apr 17 '12 at 15:23
5
Where to find birth records for those born in Ireland pre-Independance
mar 8 '12 at 18:02
4
Farmstead Inventory
aug 22 at 17:28
4
Why Napoleon was not executed or imprisoned?
apr 11 '12 at 15:10
4
Why were universities created in the 11th-12th century?
apr 9 '12 at 4:05
4
Has a book ever caused the ousting of a dictator?
mar 2 '12 at 3:20
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