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In Ancient Rome even if it wasn't considered illegal or even particularly immoral, would it have been socially unacceptable to openly talk about the fact you had sex with your slaves?

141 upvotes • grapp

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Was homosexuality really "openly tolerated" by church and state in the early Middle Ages?

141 upvotes • [deleted]

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AMA Panel: History of Pornography and Libertine Literature in Europe, 1500-1850

141 upvotes • vertexoflife

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Without the Rosetta Stone could modern cryptographers decipher hieroglyphics?

141 upvotes • Roob86

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What was the German army's reaction to the Soviet Union using female combatants?

141 upvotes • yeswesodacan

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How did invasion plans of the US (such as by the USSR or the Axis Powers, for instance) prepare for occupation of the United States? What hammed to civilians? Did they prepare for the eventuality of an armed populace?

141 upvotes • Coastty

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Any native Japanese were spies for the Allies?

141 upvotes • ytruhg

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In Montreal, there is a major boulevard and metro station named after Pope Pius IX, supposedly because many Quebecois Catholics joined the Papal army under his reign. How true is this claim? If so, how many Quebecers actually joined?

141 upvotes • depanneur

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Suppose you are a Japanese peasant farmer. How would your life likely be different if you lived in 1829 (some decades before the Black ship) compared to 1889 (some decades after the Meiji restoration)?

141 upvotes • grapp

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If you were an American merchant c. 1794 who was seized and impressed by the Royal Navy, what was your experience probably like? How did the Royal Navy prevent rebellions from forced enlistment?

141 upvotes • J0j2

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Ancient Rome even if it wasn't considered illegal or even particularly immoral, would it have been socially unacceptable to openly talk about the fact you had sex with your slaves?	141	grapp
Was homosexuality really "openly tolerated" by church and state in the early Middle Ages?	141	[deleted]
AMA Panel: History of Pornography and Libertine Literature in Europe, 1500-1850	141	vertexoflife
Without the Rosetta Stone could modern cryptographers decipher hieroglyphics?	141	Roob86
What was the German army's reaction to the Soviet Union using female combatants?	141	yeswesodacan
How did invasion plans of the US (such as by the USSR or the Axis Powers, for instance) prepare for occupation of the United States? What hammed to civilians? Did they prepare for the eventuality of an armed populace?	141	Coastty
Any native Japanese were spies for the Allies?	141	ytruhg
In Montreal, there is a major boulevard and metro station named after Pope Pius IX, supposedly because many Quebecois Catholics joined the Papal army under his reign. How true is this claim? If so, how many Quebecers actually joined?	141	depanneur
Suppose you are a Japanese peasant farmer. How would your life likely be different if you lived in 1829 (some decades before the Black ship) compared to 1889 (some decades after the Meiji restoration)?	141	grapp
If you were an American merchant c. 1794 who was seized and impressed by the Royal Navy, what was your experience probably like? How did the Royal Navy prevent rebellions from forced enlistment?	141	J0j2