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I live in a European city where they have found lots of old houses from the 14th century burried in the city center. At what point are those houses 1/2 burried and how do people just forget that the buildings used to exist in a location that has been constantly populated since they were built?

4001 upvotes • ramzie

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Has a US president ever dramatically altered his style while in office?

3998 upvotes • deaconater

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Despite the Black Death starting in Asia, I've never seen any accounts describing it's impact on any Asian countries, yet there are plenty of records describing the impact of the outbreak in Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Why is this?

3997 upvotes • Chaulmoog

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When Christianity was legalized and implemented by the Roman Empire in the 4th century, how did the government reconcile the anti-imperial rhetoric of Jesus and the culpability of Rome regarding his crucifixion?

3994 upvotes • William_Wisenheimer

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I’m the captain of a pirate ship in 1725. Where do I dock my ship when it needs repairs? Who repairs it? What’s the land based pirate support network and infrastructure look like? Do I rely on food/resources from plundered ships?

3992 upvotes • Somethingcleaver1

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What happened to the hundreds of people left in the American Embassy after the last helicopter out of Saigon?

3991 upvotes • Carnieus

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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted". Whose idea was it to add that text to the Amendment?

3990 upvotes • Chamale

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In the show "Stranger Things" a government laboratory kidnaps a child to use in experiments. Are there actual instances of this happening? The explicit kidnapping and testing of US citizens, that is.

3989 upvotes • PilotMcWatt

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As an American, I am curious why the British dont hate/resent Americans more for their treason. At what point did they become allies and why?

3988 upvotes • squeddit

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Why did the public care so little about the mass murder of jews?

3985 upvotes • imasexypurplealien

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I live in a European city where they have found lots of old houses from the 14th century burried in the city center. At what point are those houses 1/2 burried and how do people just forget that the buildings used to exist in a location that has been constantly populated since they were built?	4001	ramzie
Has a US president ever dramatically altered his style while in office?	3998	deaconater
Despite the Black Death starting in Asia, I've never seen any accounts describing it's impact on any Asian countries, yet there are plenty of records describing the impact of the outbreak in Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Why is this?	3997	Chaulmoog
When Christianity was legalized and implemented by the Roman Empire in the 4th century, how did the government reconcile the anti-imperial rhetoric of Jesus and the culpability of Rome regarding his crucifixion?	3994	William_Wisenheimer
I’m the captain of a pirate ship in 1725. Where do I dock my ship when it needs repairs? Who repairs it? What’s the land based pirate support network and infrastructure look like? Do I rely on food/resources from plundered ships?	3992	Somethingcleaver1
What happened to the hundreds of people left in the American Embassy after the last helicopter out of Saigon?	3991	Carnieus
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted". Whose idea was it to add that text to the Amendment?	3990	Chamale
In the show "Stranger Things" a government laboratory kidnaps a child to use in experiments. Are there actual instances of this happening? The explicit kidnapping and testing of US citizens, that is.	3989	PilotMcWatt
As an American, I am curious why the British dont hate/resent Americans more for their treason. At what point did they become allies and why?	3988	squeddit
Why did the public care so little about the mass murder of jews?	3985	imasexypurplealien