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How did people wash dishes before dish detergent?

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Why are Germans referred to so differently in different languages?

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Why did only the English adopt, evolve and use the longbow en masse in war?

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When did the Roman Empire fall according to contemporaries?

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Has anyone ever named a war after their own country or faction?

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Why weren't Indians converted en masse to Islam or Christianity?

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How did people in the desert stay cool in the past?

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How was Germany able to hold itself together, while Austria-Hungary could not?

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What was the economic basis for West Berlin?

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Why bother to attack in trench warfare?

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Was hay invented only in the Middle Ages in Europe?

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Why are the German and French languages so different?

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Where is the bloodiest square mile on Earth?

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How do I find the sources which determined the year of the fall of Babylon?

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Why did modern “Romania” remain the most “Roman” part of the Balkans?

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How kind were the Muslim occupations of North Africa?

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Why did North America economically prosper, and maintain stable government and South/Central America didn't?

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When did the allies find out about the killing of Jews during WW2

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What is the reason for the selections of gun caliber size in history?

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How were books published in Ancient Greece?

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Was Anne Frank's story common?

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If the Ch’in dynasty was so short-lived, why was China named for it?

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Good online sources for historical maps

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Why could China keep most of the lands it conquered after 17th century but European powers could not?

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How do historians verify historical claims?

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What did an ancient Roman certificate of land ownership look like; or, what did it consist of?

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Did any historically known figure produce such a quote?

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When was it discovered that the stars are not all lying on the same plane?

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Are tanks the only reason for the abandonment of trench warfare?

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What is the earliest reference to “space aliens”?

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