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How did Islam come to view alcohol as problematic, and what kind of alcohol would have been available in pre-Islamic Arabia?

435 upvotes • Dotterel44

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Did Native Americans make it to Europe before 1492?

435 upvotes • BlackMarketMtnDew

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Why did Latin "die out"?

434 upvotes • topical_storm

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What is the difference between modern day wine and its ancient (BC and first couple hundred years of AD) counterpart?

434 upvotes • twowaysplit

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How much interaction did Roman Legions have with civilians during peace time?

434 upvotes • ClawMD

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How common were onna-bugeisha, female warriors belonging to the Japanese upper class? How were they looked upon? How were they trained?

434 upvotes • Enleat

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Donald Trump has suggested killing the families of terrorists as a method of discouraging terror. Setting aside the merits of that idea, when is the last time a leading candidate for president openly advocated for the intentional killing of enemy innocents?

434 upvotes • luckykobold

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At what point in WWII did most Nazi military commanders realize the war was unwinnable?

434 upvotes • JustALumpOfCanadium

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in Rocky I and II there is a scene involving street singers around a fire barrel. were fire barrels a common sight in urban environments in the 70's?

434 upvotes • roastbeeftacohat

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In the story of Cinderella, the Prince holds a large ball. How would such an event been lit late into the night before electric lighting?

434 upvotes • Berg_Man

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Islam come to view alcohol as problematic, and what kind of alcohol would have been available in pre-Islamic Arabia?	435	Dotterel44
Did Native Americans make it to Europe before 1492?	435	BlackMarketMtnDew
Why did Latin "die out"?	434	topical_storm
What is the difference between modern day wine and its ancient (BC and first couple hundred years of AD) counterpart?	434	twowaysplit
How much interaction did Roman Legions have with civilians during peace time?	434	ClawMD
How common were onna-bugeisha, female warriors belonging to the Japanese upper class? How were they looked upon? How were they trained?	434	Enleat
Donald Trump has suggested killing the families of terrorists as a method of discouraging terror. Setting aside the merits of that idea, when is the last time a leading candidate for president openly advocated for the intentional killing of enemy innocents?	434	luckykobold
At what point in WWII did most Nazi military commanders realize the war was unwinnable?	434	JustALumpOfCanadium
in Rocky I and II there is a scene involving street singers around a fire barrel. were fire barrels a common sight in urban environments in the 70's?	434	roastbeeftacohat
In the story of Cinderella, the Prince holds a large ball. How would such an event been lit late into the night before electric lighting?	434	Berg_Man