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When did people historically begin to realize Italy looked like a boot? Has that always been a part of historical popular culture?

139 upvotes • Clone95

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Throughout the history of Rome, was there any competition or rivalry between Roman legions in any form?

139 upvotes • [deleted]

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Were the Helots (Slaves) ethnically the same as the Spartans?

139 upvotes • bingbongbizzle

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Has Shakespeare's work been consistently popular/celebrated since it was first performed? Or was it rediscovered at a certain point?

139 upvotes • astrangerintheA1ps

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What was the Soviet Union trying to accomplish by invading Afghanistan?

139 upvotes • hellenicbactria

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How was the Declaration of Independence delivered to Britain?

139 upvotes • bboi83

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When the original Battlestar Galactica series first aired in 1978, what sort of reception did it find with the existing sci-fi fandom? And did Star Trek vs. Star Wars fans have competing feelings about it?

139 upvotes • NMW

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Where did the Celtic Cross--the crucifix with a circle around the center--come from?

139 upvotes • SquigBoss

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How old is the concept of prison uniforms? What was the primary intention behind them? Deterrent for escape? Public shaming? Is there evidence this worked?

139 upvotes • Prufpositive

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Was gigantism commmon in the middle-east in the 10th-9th centuries?

139 upvotes • BeardedForHerPleasur

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did people historically begin to realize Italy looked like a boot? Has that always been a part of historical popular culture?	139	Clone95
Throughout the history of Rome, was there any competition or rivalry between Roman legions in any form?	139	[deleted]
Were the Helots (Slaves) ethnically the same as the Spartans?	139	bingbongbizzle
Has Shakespeare's work been consistently popular/celebrated since it was first performed? Or was it rediscovered at a certain point?	139	astrangerintheA1ps
What was the Soviet Union trying to accomplish by invading Afghanistan?	139	hellenicbactria
How was the Declaration of Independence delivered to Britain?	139	bboi83
When the original Battlestar Galactica series first aired in 1978, what sort of reception did it find with the existing sci-fi fandom? And did Star Trek vs. Star Wars fans have competing feelings about it?	139	NMW
Where did the Celtic Cross--the crucifix with a circle around the center--come from?	139	SquigBoss
How old is the concept of prison uniforms? What was the primary intention behind them? Deterrent for escape? Public shaming? Is there evidence this worked?	139	Prufpositive
Was gigantism commmon in the middle-east in the 10th-9th centuries?	139	BeardedForHerPleasur