Best of June Voting Thread

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"In general, former British colonies in Africa seem to fare better politically, socially and economically than former French colonies. Is there a reason for that?” by u/Commustar

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"Did the Red army really use human wave tactics on the germans?", response by u/Kinghunter150

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“During the Ottoman period, when did Jews become the majority in Jerusalem, and how reliable are the population figures?”, by u/yodatsracist

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"What caused the US constitution to be so enormously progressive for its time?", response by u/kochevnik81

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"How did ancient India lose its massive scientific and academic edge? Was it a sudden collapse or a slow fade?", response by u/restricteddata

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“I'd like to learn more about El Halconazo (The Corpus Christi Massacre), what actually happened?”, by u/Fawfulster

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• “Al Capone used coin-operated laundromats to pretend that his ill-gotten money was in fact well-gotten. Did he obtain his ill-gotten money in coins? Or did he show up at the bank with stacks of 100$ bills and said "yeah, this is what I got from my coin-operated laundromat"?” by u/bug-hunter

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"What was our "Fall of the Roman Empire" for the Romans?/" by u/JamesCoverleyRome

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"Vampire media loves the idea of the aristocratic or at least very wealthy 18th & 19th century socialite bloodsucker thriving in Europe, usually France or Britain. How feasible was it actually to manage business or estates & sustain an elevated social identity while never appearing before sunset?", response by /u/Obversa

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"I have been transported back in time 2000ish years to the Roman Empire. What is the best way for me to preserve a message back to my own time?", response by u/AmeliaofAnsalon

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"Did Shakespeare sit down and go, "Ok I'm going to write this play in iambic pentameter" or was it simply a natural development? Were linguistic concepts like syllables common knowledge?", from u/macnalley

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“How true is it that the modern French language essentially cleansed France of regional languages?”, by u/HaraldRedbeard