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8 months ago
When Magellan circumnavigated the globe, at what point did he flip his ships upside down?
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8 months ago
I just saw the sun go completely below the western horizon. Are there records of anything like this ever happening before?
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8 months ago
In 1865, the U.S. president was assassinated by an actor. 116 years later, an actor became president. How was this conspiracy not stopped in time?
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8 months ago
Did Ronald Reagan win any awards for his portrayal of the U.S. president in "The Iran-Contra Affair"?
in Iran
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8 months ago
Why did the Crimean Tartars create a seafood sauce that causes tooth decay?
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8 months ago
I am the son of a 13th-century Mongol warlord trying to acquire the skills I’ll need to lead the Horde. When will all these Khan Academy courses finally get to the point?
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8 months ago
At what point during the Civil War did Ulysses Grant employ his signature Trojan Horse?
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8 months ago
Was Gutenberg’s printing press inkjet or laser?
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8 months ago
Titles of nobility are forbidden by the U.S. constitution. How is it, then, that Burger King openly established itself in the U.S. and has now flourished here for over half a century?
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8 months ago
Why was Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” so much more successful than Friedrich Engels’ “Das Lowerkase”?
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8 months ago
How long do we need to remember the Alamo? Can’t someone write it down already?
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8 months ago
I am a 13th-century Khwarazmian merchant who has accumulated a substantial amount of gold. My city has just been conquered by the Mongol horde, but I would like to transfer my wealth to a friendly party before it falls into enemy hands. What is your bank account number?
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8 months ago
Was Marie Antoinette’s “Let Them Eat Cake” policy the key turning point in the struggle between the rival boulangerie and pâtisserie lobbies?
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8 months ago
Why do the Spanish call their monarchs “Real”? Are they trying to imply that other monarchs are imaginary?
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8 months ago
These archeologists claim to have reconstructed the skull of “the oldest known individual to have inhabited Japan”, yet they admit he was probably in his 30s or 40s. Aren’t there older individuals inhabiting Japan right now?
in Japan
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8 months ago
If Alexander the Great conquered Bactria, how come people still get infections?
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8 months ago
If Bush did 9/11, who did the remaining 2/11?
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8 months ago
How did Freddy Mercury’s mother react to the news that he had just killed a man?
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8 months ago
How did Newton survive infancy without getting crushed by the swinging weights of his cradle?
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8 months ago
If the sun never set on the British vampire, when was it able to feed?
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8 months ago
Was Boadicea Labour or Conservative?
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8 months ago
George Washington supposedly won both his elections with 100% of the vote. How come no one called him out on this obvious vote rigging? Was the media afraid of him too?
in George, WA
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8 months ago
Why is the identity of Jack the Ripper still a mystery? Can’t historians just make a list of all the people who were NOT Jack the Ripper, and then see who’s left?
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8 months ago
When did the diaspora of good people from Samaria take place? And why do they still keep cropping up all over the world?
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8 months ago
The worldwide mortality rate is 8 deaths per 1000 people per year. If the chance of dying is 0.8% per year, that means there are about 30 people born in the year 1 who are still alive. Why don’t historians just find one of these people and ask them what happened?