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After the communist revolution in Russia, how did lawyers deal with the change in legal structure?

141 upvotes • venuswasaflytrap

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Where were the lictors that were supposed to be protecting Julius Caesar?

141 upvotes • solepsis

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Operation Reinhard Death Camps: Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka

141 upvotes • estherke

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How would you design a gradeschool history curriculum and why?

141 upvotes • [deleted]

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In the early days of the railroads, how did it go when trains broke down in the middle of nowhere?

141 upvotes • justaboxinacage

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While officers of the Roman Legions wore their gladius on their left side, the lower rank soldiers had it on their right. Why was this the standard?

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Did Romans living in the early Roman Empire recognise they lived in an empire rather than a republic?

141 upvotes • Quouar

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Why did European monarchs decentralize their kingdoms in the middle ages by granting land to the nobility? Why didn't they continue to govern their state in the way that the Roman Emperors ruled Rome?

141 upvotes • westslavisbestslav

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Why did American Army bases become known as Forts, while Marine Corps bases became Camps?

141 upvotes • DB2V2

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What was a typical Beethoven concert like?

141 upvotes • rounding_error

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After the communist revolution in Russia, how did lawyers deal with the change in legal structure?	141	venuswasaflytrap
Where were the lictors that were supposed to be protecting Julius Caesar?	141	solepsis
Operation Reinhard Death Camps: Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka	141	estherke
How would you design a gradeschool history curriculum and why?	141	[deleted]
In the early days of the railroads, how did it go when trains broke down in the middle of nowhere?	141	justaboxinacage
While officers of the Roman Legions wore their gladius on their left side, the lower rank soldiers had it on their right. Why was this the standard?	141	[deleted]
Did Romans living in the early Roman Empire recognise they lived in an empire rather than a republic?	141	Quouar
Why did European monarchs decentralize their kingdoms in the middle ages by granting land to the nobility? Why didn't they continue to govern their state in the way that the Roman Emperors ruled Rome?	141	westslavisbestslav
Why did American Army bases become known as Forts, while Marine Corps bases became Camps?	141	DB2V2
What was a typical Beethoven concert like?	141	rounding_error