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Why does Brazil have many more Italian descendants than the U.S. or Argentina when the latter two received more Italian immigrants?
Awarded Jul 12, 2021 at 4:48
Is there any corroborating evidence for the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
Awarded Jul 10, 2021 at 14:31
Is the photograph "England’s Revenge in India" real, staged, or fake?
Awarded Jul 2, 2021 at 14:10
What did early humans do with their long hair? [closed]
Awarded Jun 28, 2021 at 20:05
When was flat glass invented? [closed]
Awarded Jun 28, 2021 at 5:06
Were the living standards in Medieval Europe a lot worse than in the Muslim world?
Awarded Jun 27, 2021 at 3:35
What was the price of a horse around 1750?
Awarded Jun 26, 2021 at 19:40
Rape perpetrated by American soldiers during WWII?
Awarded Jun 16, 2021 at 14:17
Does the Ottoman Empire count as a colonial power?
Awarded Jun 16, 2021 at 12:11
Is it correct to refer the Victorian Era outside of the UK?
Awarded Jun 6, 2021 at 12:36
Where and how did pinky promises / swear originate?
Awarded Jun 4, 2021 at 18:04
Did USS Buck (DD-761) send the message “Temper, Temper”?
Awarded May 29, 2021 at 2:21
What does Deng Xiaoping mean by "Hide your capacities, bide your time '?
Awarded May 2, 2021 at 5:17
Why of all units is Time standard?
Awarded Apr 26, 2021 at 13:29
WW2: Did US marines and soldiers really go into action with unbuckled helmet chin straps?
Awarded Apr 24, 2021 at 15:52
What did men wear at night in the Middle Ages in Europe?
Awarded Apr 20, 2021 at 7:54
Why did Bayer lose aspirin and heroin trademarks under the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?
Awarded Apr 16, 2021 at 1:47
Why did fighter pilots wear their hats lopsided during the World Wars?
Awarded Apr 15, 2021 at 22:41
Why was the the sack of cities acceptable?
Awarded Apr 12, 2021 at 19:47
Approximately how much travel time was saved by the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869?
Awarded Mar 28, 2021 at 20:48
Did Roman women wear underwear? How did it look?
Awarded Mar 28, 2021 at 17:06
How regularly did the Romans bathe?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 15:17
How much did a telephone call cost in the USA around 1920?
Awarded Mar 23, 2021 at 14:36
When and why did war chariots stop being used?
Awarded Mar 20, 2021 at 21:56
In ancient Rome, could free-born Romans become slaves?
Awarded Mar 10, 2021 at 12:36
Why would silk underwear disqualify you from the United States military draft?
Awarded Mar 9, 2021 at 5:21
Were servants killed and entombed in Egyptian pyramids?
Awarded Mar 5, 2021 at 14:10
Which cultures did *not* produce alcohol?
Awarded Feb 28, 2021 at 12:04
How much evidence is there regarding the naval punishment of keelhauling?
Awarded Feb 25, 2021 at 23:32
How long would it take to travel from England to western Africa in the late 1890's?
Awarded Feb 23, 2021 at 23:34
Why and how were the Mongols able to invade Russia successfully?
Awarded Feb 19, 2021 at 13:11
What happened to the French soldiers evacuated at Dunkirk and elsewhere in 1940?
Awarded Feb 16, 2021 at 2:55
Which single-car accident in history caused the most deaths?
Awarded Feb 13, 2021 at 20:08
Why did Winston Churchill say "perverted science" in his Finest Hour speech?
Awarded Jan 23, 2021 at 6:00
What is the oldest authentic example of people complaining about modern times and the young?
Awarded Jan 13, 2021 at 3:03
Why didn't the US produce stamped weapons like the Germans during WW2?
Awarded Jan 8, 2021 at 22:55
How does it arise that there are two Colorado rivers, and how does one distinguish between them?
Awarded Jan 8, 2021 at 3:05
How long did it take for a letter to arrive in England in the 1830s?
Awarded Dec 30, 2020 at 23:21
Where, exactly, was the "Sudetenland?"
Awarded Dec 24, 2020 at 6:35
How did Muhammad bin Qasim die?
Awarded Dec 22, 2020 at 14:05
How tight were shield walls in Saxon England?
Awarded Dec 7, 2020 at 21:35
Were any German cities spared by the Allies for personal or idiosyncratic reasons?
Awarded Dec 4, 2020 at 7:15
Why do some playing cards have only one eye?
Awarded Dec 2, 2020 at 18:06
Why were the Allies so much better cryptanalysts?
Awarded Nov 30, 2020 at 18:20
What is the pre-schism Christian church called today?
Awarded Nov 25, 2020 at 10:22
Did Hitler ever tell a joke?
Awarded Nov 21, 2020 at 7:42
Did Joseph Stalin kill anyone personally?
Awarded Nov 21, 2020 at 0:10
Was hay invented only in the Middle Ages in Europe?
Awarded Nov 8, 2020 at 22:40
How much did a good sword cost in Medieval Western Europe?
Awarded Nov 6, 2020 at 15:26
Spanish Influence on the Netherlands and Belgium?
Awarded Nov 6, 2020 at 12:42
Why didn't Aboriginal Australians invent agriculture?
Awarded Nov 4, 2020 at 14:56
What is the oldest European royal house?
Awarded Oct 30, 2020 at 15:16
Military tactics specifically aimed against cavalry horses
Awarded Oct 29, 2020 at 6:16
How accurate or supported is Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel"?
Awarded Oct 27, 2020 at 20:21
What is the real story of the Lion of Gripsholm Castle?
Awarded Oct 23, 2020 at 21:10
How did passengers keep warm on sail ships?
Awarded Oct 17, 2020 at 20:27
Why did Charles V divide his holdings as he did?
Awarded Oct 15, 2020 at 2:52
What portion of Northerners were against slavery for humanitarian reasons in 1860 America?
Awarded Oct 14, 2020 at 4:45
When did the Luftwaffe lose air-superiority over the Reich?
Awarded Oct 6, 2020 at 7:16
In WW2, how long could a submarine stay submerged if it wasn't moving?
Awarded Sep 28, 2020 at 0:48
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