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Why No Ancient Suez Canal?

139 upvotes • andyet

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Was is sensible, from a tactical standpoint, for the Great Wall of China to be as complete as it is? We often see photos of it traversing steep hills; would invading armies had been able to pass through these places, had the wall not been there?

139 upvotes • Notmiefault

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How did the Russian Empire manage it's non-Russian territories, such as present-day Ukraine or Belarus?

139 upvotes • ilikeostrichmeat

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After WWI why weren't the Ottomans forced to give up Istanbul/Constantinople? Was this even considered?

139 upvotes • EconomistMagazine

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August 14 is the 2000th anniversary of the Emperor Augustus' death, and I feel like commemorating the event. How would the Romans have sacrificed to the deified emperor?

139 upvotes • Arhadamanthus

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Since ancient and medieval people didn't really know about microscopic bacteria and yeast, what was their understanding of what was happening when they made beer or cheese or bread?

139 upvotes • moby323

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Who were the Sea People and how did they cause the fall of the Hittite and Egyptian Empires?

139 upvotes • eufon

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In the Peaky Blinders, why are the victim's names called out before they are shot? Is this a English culture thing?

139 upvotes • Double_Agent_DDs

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Has the UN ever forced the USA to do something it opposed?

139 upvotes • agrippaz

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There are many accounts of adults engaging in sexual acts with children in Ancient Greece. Did those children, once grown, suffer from PTSD and other psychological conditions, as children in similar situations today?

139 upvotes • jaces_dream

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why No Ancient Suez Canal?	139	andyet
Was is sensible, from a tactical standpoint, for the Great Wall of China to be as complete as it is? We often see photos of it traversing steep hills; would invading armies had been able to pass through these places, had the wall not been there?	139	Notmiefault
How did the Russian Empire manage it's non-Russian territories, such as present-day Ukraine or Belarus?	139	ilikeostrichmeat
After WWI why weren't the Ottomans forced to give up Istanbul/Constantinople? Was this even considered?	139	EconomistMagazine
August 14 is the 2000th anniversary of the Emperor Augustus' death, and I feel like commemorating the event. How would the Romans have sacrificed to the deified emperor?	139	Arhadamanthus
Since ancient and medieval people didn't really know about microscopic bacteria and yeast, what was their understanding of what was happening when they made beer or cheese or bread?	139	moby323
Who were the Sea People and how did they cause the fall of the Hittite and Egyptian Empires?	139	eufon
In the Peaky Blinders, why are the victim's names called out before they are shot? Is this a English culture thing?	139	Double_Agent_DDs
Has the UN ever forced the USA to do something it opposed?	139	agrippaz
There are many accounts of adults engaging in sexual acts with children in Ancient Greece. Did those children, once grown, suffer from PTSD and other psychological conditions, as children in similar situations today?	139	jaces_dream