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How much of Haiti's economy was dedicated to paying their indemnity to France?

141 upvotes • Kumquats_indeed

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Willy Loman's drive to Portland, Maine - what was the landscape and drive like in 1949?

141 upvotes • Cognouveau

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Where does the idea that "the Moon is made of cheese" come from? Who first came up with this idea and why did they think this?

141 upvotes • jak7139

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Clausewitz joined the army at age 11, and his dad joined at age 9! How extensive was child soldiery in early modern Europe? When did it wind down?

141 upvotes • Sugbaable

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since they were so large in number, whatever happened to the roman slave class in italy following the fall of the empire? were they freed? did they end up just intermixing with the roman citizenry or something else?

141 upvotes • Itchy_Investment942

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If you could recommend one book to get someone interested in your favorite historical period, what would it be?

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How do we know the letters from Paul are real?

141 upvotes • Beneficial-Force9451

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When and why did people stopped portraying Jesus as the Middle Eastern man that he was and started portraying him as we do today?

141 upvotes • iparga

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How did ancient ships deal with lightning strikes?

141 upvotes • NewQuisitor

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Did early societies like Mesopotamia have a sense that they were the beginning of civilization and that it would continue from then on, or did they think they were a transient anomaly or fluke?

141 upvotes • when_did_i_grow_up

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much of Haiti's economy was dedicated to paying their indemnity to France?	141	Kumquats_indeed
Willy Loman's drive to Portland, Maine - what was the landscape and drive like in 1949?	141	Cognouveau
Where does the idea that "the Moon is made of cheese" come from? Who first came up with this idea and why did they think this?	141	jak7139
Clausewitz joined the army at age 11, and his dad joined at age 9! How extensive was child soldiery in early modern Europe? When did it wind down?	141	Sugbaable
since they were so large in number, whatever happened to the roman slave class in italy following the fall of the empire? were they freed? did they end up just intermixing with the roman citizenry or something else?	141	Itchy_Investment942
If you could recommend one book to get someone interested in your favorite historical period, what would it be?	141	[deleted]
How do we know the letters from Paul are real?	141	Beneficial-Force9451
When and why did people stopped portraying Jesus as the Middle Eastern man that he was and started portraying him as we do today?	141	iparga
How did ancient ships deal with lightning strikes?	141	NewQuisitor
Did early societies like Mesopotamia have a sense that they were the beginning of civilization and that it would continue from then on, or did they think they were a transient anomaly or fluke?	141	when_did_i_grow_up