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How was the argument "no taxation without representation" justified to revolutionaries for American independence when the right to vote would still be highly restricted to wealthy gentry? Has the meaning of "representation" changed?

137 upvotes • Hoobacious

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How did women deal with periods before tampons/pads were invented?

137 upvotes • shdwgrv13

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In Stephen King's novel "IT", Eddie's mother mentions that the neatness of a house owned by a couple of bachelors means they must be "queers". Was this a common stereotype in the late 1950s?

137 upvotes • Hergrim

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Was the collapse of Rome felt/realised in China?

137 upvotes • BloodhandsFIN

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Why does everyone murder Mongol envoys?

137 upvotes • gnikivar2

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How did the Greeks feel about the Romans copying/incorporating their culture and religion?

137 upvotes • lelimaboy

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Why was there such a long period without the construction of pyramids in ancient Egypt? Khendjers reign was around 1760BC and and the next pyramid wasn't erected until 721BC by Piye?

137 upvotes • __how__about_this__1

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How was civic order maintained in ancient Rome without a police force?

137 upvotes • td4999

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Were slaves in the Roman Empire expected to have the same prospects for the afterlife as everyone else?

137 upvotes • MaladjustedYouth

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What was a legitimate path for someone to go from poor to wealthy during their lifetime in the ancient world?

137 upvotes • labtc

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How was the argument "no taxation without representation" justified to revolutionaries for American independence when the right to vote would still be highly restricted to wealthy gentry? Has the meaning of "representation" changed?	137	Hoobacious
How did women deal with periods before tampons/pads were invented?	137	shdwgrv13
In Stephen King's novel "IT", Eddie's mother mentions that the neatness of a house owned by a couple of bachelors means they must be "queers". Was this a common stereotype in the late 1950s?	137	Hergrim
Was the collapse of Rome felt/realised in China?	137	BloodhandsFIN
Why does everyone murder Mongol envoys?	137	gnikivar2
How did the Greeks feel about the Romans copying/incorporating their culture and religion?	137	lelimaboy
Why was there such a long period without the construction of pyramids in ancient Egypt? Khendjers reign was around 1760BC and and the next pyramid wasn't erected until 721BC by Piye?	137	__how__about_this__1
How was civic order maintained in ancient Rome without a police force?	137	td4999
Were slaves in the Roman Empire expected to have the same prospects for the afterlife as everyone else?	137	MaladjustedYouth
What was a legitimate path for someone to go from poor to wealthy during their lifetime in the ancient world?	137	labtc