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My 3rd great grandfather fought in the Franco-Prussian war before immigrating to the US. How much truth is there to his stories?

140 upvotes • TheGreatTrashIsland

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After becoming a Christian nation, how did Romans feel about their nation’s participation in the crucifixion and did that affect their patriotism?

140 upvotes • Summer525625

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Who lived in Europe before the Indo-Europeans “invaded” and what were they like?

140 upvotes • Current_Size_1856

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Can someone identify the military uniform in this old family picture?

140 upvotes • razinzell

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For a Late Medieval Woman, is it considered strange/shameful that she's unmarried in her 25-30s?

140 upvotes • Wolfensniper

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Zionism before the Holocaust?

140 upvotes • rogthnor

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Why is it so difficult to explain the reasons for the outbreak of WW1?

140 upvotes • Visible_Ad714

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Ancient Greece: Was "mythology" as we know it taken as fact? As fiction/allegory? A combination?

140 upvotes • porter23

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Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul not Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works?

140 upvotes • [deleted]

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When did it become a social taboo to be naked? And when was it okay for men to be shirtless in public, but not women?

140 upvotes • douggie2194

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
My 3rd great grandfather fought in the Franco-Prussian war before immigrating to the US. How much truth is there to his stories?	140	TheGreatTrashIsland
After becoming a Christian nation, how did Romans feel about their nation’s participation in the crucifixion and did that affect their patriotism?	140	Summer525625
Who lived in Europe before the Indo-Europeans “invaded” and what were they like?	140	Current_Size_1856
Can someone identify the military uniform in this old family picture?	140	razinzell
For a Late Medieval Woman, is it considered strange/shameful that she's unmarried in her 25-30s?	140	Wolfensniper
Zionism before the Holocaust?	140	rogthnor
Why is it so difficult to explain the reasons for the outbreak of WW1?	140	Visible_Ad714
Ancient Greece: Was "mythology" as we know it taken as fact? As fiction/allegory? A combination?	140	porter23
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul not Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works?	140	[deleted]
When did it become a social taboo to be naked? And when was it okay for men to be shirtless in public, but not women?	140	douggie2194