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Did handlebar moustaches precede the invention of bicycles and if so what kinda of handlebars are they referring to?

136 upvotes • Lucas_Steinwalker

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Why does France not have a 'Commonwealth' relationship to its past colonies?

136 upvotes • Crandom-rap

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I've heard that during the Roman incursions into Germania, Germans would sometimes light themselves on fire and throw themselves into Roman formations so they'd break line. Is there any truth to this?

136 upvotes • SamuraiRake

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Prior to early modernity, were the Romans unique in being able to turn lads from common backgrounds (as opposed to self-equipped rich guys) into professional infantrymen?

136 upvotes • Chernograd

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In The Northern Wars, Frost says that the invasion of Poland in 1655 was "an opportunity for Sweden to [...] escape from the domestic problems which had followed the end of the Thirty Years War". What exactly is he referring to?

136 upvotes • Bromao

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How quickly did Nazi sympathies in Germany "die out" after WW2? Just because they lost the war doesn't mean they admitted being wrong, did it?

136 upvotes • blablaorka

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When the Romans flooded the colosseum for mock sea battles how did they get the water in and out?

136 upvotes • grapp

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Women's clothing in the Victorian era seems very modest. To what extent, if any, did Victorian-era men sexualize the exposed female body parts that they could see (ankles, wrists, necks, etc)?

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What kind of "gay scene" -- if any at all -- existed in the USSR? What about the other Eastern Bloc countries?

136 upvotes • daile

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Is this true? Did Britain really replace India's education system and caused the decline of social values?

136 upvotes • mugen_is_here

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Did handlebar moustaches precede the invention of bicycles and if so what kinda of handlebars are they referring to?	136	Lucas_Steinwalker
Why does France not have a 'Commonwealth' relationship to its past colonies?	136	Crandom-rap
I've heard that during the Roman incursions into Germania, Germans would sometimes light themselves on fire and throw themselves into Roman formations so they'd break line. Is there any truth to this?	136	SamuraiRake
Prior to early modernity, were the Romans unique in being able to turn lads from common backgrounds (as opposed to self-equipped rich guys) into professional infantrymen?	136	Chernograd
In The Northern Wars, Frost says that the invasion of Poland in 1655 was "an opportunity for Sweden to [...] escape from the domestic problems which had followed the end of the Thirty Years War". What exactly is he referring to?	136	Bromao
How quickly did Nazi sympathies in Germany "die out" after WW2? Just because they lost the war doesn't mean they admitted being wrong, did it?	136	blablaorka
When the Romans flooded the colosseum for mock sea battles how did they get the water in and out?	136	grapp
Women's clothing in the Victorian era seems very modest. To what extent, if any, did Victorian-era men sexualize the exposed female body parts that they could see (ankles, wrists, necks, etc)?	136	[deleted]
What kind of "gay scene" -- if any at all -- existed in the USSR? What about the other Eastern Bloc countries?	136	daile
Is this true? Did Britain really replace India's education system and caused the decline of social values?	136	mugen_is_here