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Was Cleopatra's famously exaggerated beauty the work of her enemies?

4033 upvotes • jqud

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In the film "True Grit" (2010), which takes place in Arkansas in 1873, the characters never use contractions when speaking. Is this accurate for the time? If so, why did people not use contractions then?

4032 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Why Native American names tend to be translated literally in history books?

4032 upvotes • Szarrukin

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How effective was the gattling gun when it made its first appearance on the battlefield? Movies like the Last Samurai and the (new) Magnificent 7 make it seem like it was an unstoppable devastating force. What impact did it have on warfare?

4031 upvotes • connerboy

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In 62 B.C. Cicero bought a huge house from Marcus Crassus for 3.5 million sestertii. How did the money change hands?

4027 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why did the Nigerian Civil War (the Biafran War) have such a bizzare amount and combination of countries as belligerents for each side?

4025 upvotes • Lamujereenrojo

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Why did France, rather than Germany, adopt the Frankish identity?

4024 upvotes • [deleted]

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I'm an English peasant in the year 1200, and I want to get a dog. How would I go about doing that, and what sorts of dogs would be available?

4024 upvotes • Dragonsandman

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So what was the popular reaction to the invention of sliced bread, anyway?

4023 upvotes • crrpit

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Did any ancient Greek, that we know of, at any point try to climb Mt. Olympus? and if so, what happened?

4021 upvotes • benjamin4463

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Was Cleopatra's famously exaggerated beauty the work of her enemies?	4033	jqud
In the film "True Grit" (2010), which takes place in Arkansas in 1873, the characters never use contractions when speaking. Is this accurate for the time? If so, why did people not use contractions then?	4032	TheJucheisLoose
Why Native American names tend to be translated literally in history books?	4032	Szarrukin
How effective was the gattling gun when it made its first appearance on the battlefield? Movies like the Last Samurai and the (new) Magnificent 7 make it seem like it was an unstoppable devastating force. What impact did it have on warfare?	4031	connerboy
In 62 B.C. Cicero bought a huge house from Marcus Crassus for 3.5 million sestertii. How did the money change hands?	4027	RusticBohemian
Why did the Nigerian Civil War (the Biafran War) have such a bizzare amount and combination of countries as belligerents for each side?	4025	Lamujereenrojo
Why did France, rather than Germany, adopt the Frankish identity?	4024	[deleted]
I'm an English peasant in the year 1200, and I want to get a dog. How would I go about doing that, and what sorts of dogs would be available?	4024	Dragonsandman
So what was the popular reaction to the invention of sliced bread, anyway?	4023	crrpit
Did any ancient Greek, that we know of, at any point try to climb Mt. Olympus? and if so, what happened?	4021	benjamin4463