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How come even poor people in photos from the late 1800s/early 1900s are 'well dressed' by the standards of our times?

140 upvotes • pandaemon666

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To what extent were the Yuan and Qing Dynasties "Chinese"?

140 upvotes • men_cant_be_raped

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When did the distinction between"sandwich" and "burger" come about?

140 upvotes • iStreeter

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How true is the claim that "real communism" hasn't existed yet? What is "real communism" and how does it differ from what has been attempted?

140 upvotes • GoverningBoot

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What is an 'empire', for historians?

140 upvotes • perroybartlett

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I often hear the humans can outrun/outwalk a horse over long distances What was a typical daily/weekly travel range of pre-mechanized cavalry unit vs that of an infantry unit? Is there any work that compares these numbers between different cultures?

140 upvotes • saargrin

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How did news spread that native Americans were not, in fact, Indian?

140 upvotes • Double_O_Zero

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Given the prevalence of lice, fleas, and bedbugs and lack of modern hygiene and extermination methods, were medieval people constantly itchy? What methods could be used in the middle ages and/or Renaissance to kill the bugs or relieve bug bites?

140 upvotes • AdloraOfSolitude

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Rothschild Fortunes and the Napoleonic Wars

140 upvotes • dashiellhamdog

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Is Plato's Critias the only historical text to mention Atlantis?

140 upvotes • voltronforlife

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come even poor people in photos from the late 1800s/early 1900s are 'well dressed' by the standards of our times?	140	pandaemon666
To what extent were the Yuan and Qing Dynasties "Chinese"?	140	men_cant_be_raped
When did the distinction between"sandwich" and "burger" come about?	140	iStreeter
How true is the claim that "real communism" hasn't existed yet? What is "real communism" and how does it differ from what has been attempted?	140	GoverningBoot
What is an 'empire', for historians?	140	perroybartlett
I often hear the humans can outrun/outwalk a horse over long distances What was a typical daily/weekly travel range of pre-mechanized cavalry unit vs that of an infantry unit? Is there any work that compares these numbers between different cultures?	140	saargrin
How did news spread that native Americans were not, in fact, Indian?	140	Double_O_Zero
Given the prevalence of lice, fleas, and bedbugs and lack of modern hygiene and extermination methods, were medieval people constantly itchy? What methods could be used in the middle ages and/or Renaissance to kill the bugs or relieve bug bites?	140	AdloraOfSolitude
Rothschild Fortunes and the Napoleonic Wars	140	dashiellhamdog
Is Plato's Critias the only historical text to mention Atlantis?	140	voltronforlife