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Who ruled when? Reconstructing a relative chronology of Bronze Age rulers

138 upvotes • Bentresh

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Is is true that abortion was not a significant political issue in America until the 70s?

138 upvotes • NotARussian_1991

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I am an SOE wireless operator, broadcasting from occupied Paris. Ask me anything before my broadcasting window closes!

138 upvotes • WirelessOperatorSOE

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Since 1215, the Catholic Church has banned consanguinity to the fourth degree. Several hundred years later, the Catholic Habsburgs would go against this rule multiple times, to the extent of marrrying nieces. What enabled the Habsburgs to get away with this for so long? How did the church react?

138 upvotes • And_be_one_traveler

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The ancient Indian epic Mahabharata mentions a yellow-skinned race called the "Chinas" taking part in major battles. Is this actually a reference to China, as some believe? If so why would China send armies to India in 1000 BCE; and if not, then why did the authors insert them into the story?

138 upvotes • [deleted]

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In their 1967 hit "Soul Man", Sam & Dave claim to have been 'educated at Woodstock'. This was before the Woodstock festival – what significance would the name "Woodstock" have had to songwriters Isaac Hayes & David Porter?

138 upvotes • midnightrambulador

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Did the Soviet Union ever develop its own genre of horror in movies, and if so what did it look like in comparison to the western style of horror?

138 upvotes • klevis99

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Why is the "Clovis first" theory still cited, even tho we've found inhabitants that are older than them?

138 upvotes • alexbigshid

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Circa how long did bronze weapons coexist with iron weapons, before being completely replaced?

138 upvotes • Jerswar

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I'm a polyglot in Renaissance Europe. I speak French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin. I've noticed that several words sound similar between the different languages. Am I aware that they all descended from Latin? If not, when did Europeans realize this?

138 upvotes • Dychab100

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who ruled when? Reconstructing a relative chronology of Bronze Age rulers	138	Bentresh
Is is true that abortion was not a significant political issue in America until the 70s?	138	NotARussian_1991
I am an SOE wireless operator, broadcasting from occupied Paris. Ask me anything before my broadcasting window closes!	138	WirelessOperatorSOE
Since 1215, the Catholic Church has banned consanguinity to the fourth degree. Several hundred years later, the Catholic Habsburgs would go against this rule multiple times, to the extent of marrrying nieces. What enabled the Habsburgs to get away with this for so long? How did the church react?	138	And_be_one_traveler
The ancient Indian epic Mahabharata mentions a yellow-skinned race called the "Chinas" taking part in major battles. Is this actually a reference to China, as some believe? If so why would China send armies to India in 1000 BCE; and if not, then why did the authors insert them into the story?	138	[deleted]
In their 1967 hit "Soul Man", Sam & Dave claim to have been 'educated at Woodstock'. This was before the Woodstock festival – what significance would the name "Woodstock" have had to songwriters Isaac Hayes & David Porter?	138	midnightrambulador
Did the Soviet Union ever develop its own genre of horror in movies, and if so what did it look like in comparison to the western style of horror?	138	klevis99
Why is the "Clovis first" theory still cited, even tho we've found inhabitants that are older than them?	138	alexbigshid
Circa how long did bronze weapons coexist with iron weapons, before being completely replaced?	138	Jerswar
I'm a polyglot in Renaissance Europe. I speak French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin. I've noticed that several words sound similar between the different languages. Am I aware that they all descended from Latin? If not, when did Europeans realize this?	138	Dychab100