Best of July Voting Thread!

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Vote for what you enjoyed this month; Submit links for ones that you enjoyed and don't see here!

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/u/agentindiana answered "From what I understand, what is now part of Ethiopia had an ancient Hebrew-speaking population (the Kingdom of Semien) and now contains some of the oldest populations of both Christians and Muslims. Why was this region seemingly so hospitable for followers of Abrahamic religions?"

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/u/cdesmoulins answered "How did rouge become acceptable in the fashion and beauty world?"

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/u/kieslowskifan answered "Japanese Kamikazes were supposedly given meth to reduce fear levels. Is this true and how effective was it?"

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/u/400-rabbits answered "What would it have been like to grow up as a girl in the Aztec Empire pre-colonialism?"

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/u/the_howling_cow answered "In Mad Men, Don Draper turned 18 sometime in 1944, but wasn’t drafted during WWII. How likely would an eligible man like himself miss the draft?"

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/u/erusian answered "The American South is mostly Baptist, yet many of the most prominent Confederate leaders, such as Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, were Episcopalians. Is there a reason for this religious difference?"

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/u/crrpit answered "Inspired by the turn the Western world seems to have taken in the past two years: how important was The Battle of Cable Street in suppressing the rise of British fascism? Why didn't it take hold in Britain as it did in other European countries?"

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/u/son_of_kong answered "What was the understanding of 16th and 17th century Western Europeans of homosexuality? How would an LGBT have understood their own sexuality and identity through the lens of their time?"

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/u/mikedash answered "What was the nature of the government of Barawa? Was it unique in the Swahili coast? Was it a republic, and if so, how did it compare to contemperary governments in Europe?"

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/u/RTArcher answered "Was King James I homosexual/bisexual or a pedophile?"

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/u/aristocratie answered "'Amadeus' portrays Mozart as recognized among his peers as a true genius, but always broke, a controversial figure, and not particularly embraced by the public at large in his time. Was this an accurate representation, and if so, what led to his universal recognition?"

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/u/klesk_vs_xaero answered "Was Luigi Cadorna really so stupid as the head Italian general of WWI? Or were there good reasons for his launching of 12 Isonzo battles?"

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/u/declawedboys answered "Why is there no mention of Alexander the Great in the bible?"