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"Treasure maps," are a staple of fiction far beyond just Robert Louis Stevenson, but was there ever a particularly large amount of these maps in existence and are there are real life examples of them, particularly in the golden age of piracy?

142 upvotes • duaneap

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It seems like boarding houses were incredibly popular in 19th century America. Do we know how much of the population lived in them? Was it the housing option of choice for bachelors?

142 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Can someone explain what a royal court is/was?

142 upvotes • [deleted]

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When did historians start providing copious sources and endnotes to what they said? It seems ancient historians just kind of...stated things without citing specific sources but that's obviously no longer accepted. When did that shift occur?

142 upvotes • HingedVenne

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When did landlocked regions get access to ocean seafood? Did it only become feasible after the invention of proper refrigeration or was it already in practice to send sea fish inland?

142 upvotes • should-i-do-this

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Why did Russia get the USSR's security council spot when there were 14 other republics who became independent? Was there a negotiation? If so, how did it go?

142 upvotes • Wow-Jupita

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Could a sufficiently wealthy woman from a prestigiously entrenched family in the late 19th/early 20th century "ride out" out the stigma of being a single mother conceiving out of wedlock?

142 upvotes • Spitfire15625

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Were moustaches considered an attractive feminine feature?

142 upvotes • thegoochiemaine

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Why did the Roman Emperors expend so many resources to keep the urban population of Rome so high?

142 upvotes • Pietro-Cavalli

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Wikipedia claims that the Qivg Boxers "claimed supernatural invulnerability against cannons, rifle shots, and knife attacks. The Boxer groups popularly claimed that millions of soldiers would descend out of heaven to assist them." How literal was that belief?

142 upvotes • BeanBoyBob

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"Treasure maps," are a staple of fiction far beyond just Robert Louis Stevenson, but was there ever a particularly large amount of these maps in existence and are there are real life examples of them, particularly in the golden age of piracy?	142	duaneap
It seems like boarding houses were incredibly popular in 19th century America. Do we know how much of the population lived in them? Was it the housing option of choice for bachelors?	142	RusticBohemian
Can someone explain what a royal court is/was?	142	[deleted]
When did historians start providing copious sources and endnotes to what they said? It seems ancient historians just kind of...stated things without citing specific sources but that's obviously no longer accepted. When did that shift occur?	142	HingedVenne
When did landlocked regions get access to ocean seafood? Did it only become feasible after the invention of proper refrigeration or was it already in practice to send sea fish inland?	142	should-i-do-this
Why did Russia get the USSR's security council spot when there were 14 other republics who became independent? Was there a negotiation? If so, how did it go?	142	Wow-Jupita
Could a sufficiently wealthy woman from a prestigiously entrenched family in the late 19th/early 20th century "ride out" out the stigma of being a single mother conceiving out of wedlock?	142	Spitfire15625
Were moustaches considered an attractive feminine feature?	142	thegoochiemaine
Why did the Roman Emperors expend so many resources to keep the urban population of Rome so high?	142	Pietro-Cavalli
Wikipedia claims that the Qivg Boxers "claimed supernatural invulnerability against cannons, rifle shots, and knife attacks. The Boxer groups popularly claimed that millions of soldiers would descend out of heaven to assist them." How literal was that belief?	142	BeanBoyBob