How was the Beta Israel’s reaction to the knowledge that there were other Jewish communities scattered around the world?
How did Monaco survive, while so many other tiny Italian states didn't?
How did Monaco survive, while so many other tiny Italian states didn’t?
Why weren't deaths higher in WWI?
Why weren’t deaths higher in WWI?
Why was Andorra never permanently incorporated into either France or Spain?
Why was Andorra never permanently incorporated into either France or Spain?
Why did every communist country ban porn?
Why did every communist country ban porn?
Why is Patagonia so sparsely populated?
Why is Patagonia so sparsely populated?
When the Dutch created massive new land like the Flevoland polder, how were plots of land assigned?
When the Dutch created massive new land like the Flevoland polder, how were plots of land assigned?
What did a Lawyer's career look like in the Soviet Union?
What did a Lawyer’s career look like in the Soviet Union?
How exactly were color TVs advertised on black and white sets?
How were color TVs advertised on black and white sets?
Why didn't the British elite who lived in India develop their own distinct accent?
Why didn’t the British elite who lived in India develop their own distinct accent?
Who had access to the Library of Alexandria?
Who had access to the Library of Alexandria?
How did soldiers handle the noise of combat during the World Wars?
How did soldiers handle the noise of combat during the World Wars?
How was Bay of Pigs not considered an act of war?
How was Bay of Pigs not considered an act of war?
Did "snipers" exist before firearms?
Did “snipers” exist before firearms?
Hanukkah, despite being a relatively minor Jewish holiday (indeed it is a festival), has, in the broader culture, become "Jewish Christmas," even though religiously it's not nearly as important as Christmas. Why?
Hanukkah, despite being a relatively minor Jewish holiday (indeed it is a festival), has become “Jewish Christmas,” even though religiously it’s not nearly as important as Christmas. Why?
Is possible that there were civilizations akin to those of the Homo Sapiens' Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago?
Is possible that there were civilizations akin to those of the Homo Sapiens’ Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago?
Why was Bohemia able to retain it's Slavic heritage after being absorbed by the Holy Roman Empire, but the Slavic areas to the north of it were Germanized?
Why was Bohemia able to retain it’s Slavic heritage after being absorbed by the Holy Roman Empire, but the Slavic areas to the north of it were Germanized?
If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?
If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?
Why did the Ottoman empire decline technologically against Europe even if it did not enter isolationism like China or Japan?
Why did the Ottoman empire decline technologically against Europe even if it did not enter isolationism like China or Japan?
How far back in English history would you be able to go to still be able to understand what people are saying?
How far back in English history would you be able to go to still be able to understand what people are saying?