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Was there criticism of human sacrifice in the new world by indigenous people?

370 upvotes • totallynotagorilla

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Was Fetal Alcohol Syndrome extremely common in the pre-modern era?

370 upvotes • AmericanSamoa6666

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What is up with boys and grown men being outdoors (in fields or on the raft) 'naked' in Huckleberry Finn or The Hobbit? Is this something based in reality in rural Western society at those times? Or is naked just code for 'in their underwear'?

370 upvotes • _stice_

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AITA for questioning everything?

370 upvotes • Sokrates_of_Athens

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Why did the Royal Navy prefer open air bridges on their ships during the Second World War?

370 upvotes • KeeperofQueensCorgis

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It's often said that ancient Chinese armies could be considerably larger than ancient armies elsewhere in the world. If true, why and how did they logistically support those armies?

370 upvotes • Tarantian3

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Who was Jimmy Hoffa, and what’s the significance of where his body is buried?

370 upvotes • FLAREdirector

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Greetings, subjects. I am William of Normandy, king of England and duke of Normandy. Ask me anything.

370 upvotes • WilliamdeNormandie

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Was Karl Marx really popular amongst cowboys?

370 upvotes • kuriouskatz

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In the western world, we think of the time around 2500 years ago as part of the age of antiquity. For anyone living back then, it was their modern era. Did people living in Greece or Rome during this time have their equivalent, what they considered an age of antiquity?

370 upvotes • XtianS

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there criticism of human sacrifice in the new world by indigenous people?	370	totallynotagorilla
Was Fetal Alcohol Syndrome extremely common in the pre-modern era?	370	AmericanSamoa6666
What is up with boys and grown men being outdoors (in fields or on the raft) 'naked' in Huckleberry Finn or The Hobbit? Is this something based in reality in rural Western society at those times? Or is naked just code for 'in their underwear'?	370	_stice_
AITA for questioning everything?	370	Sokrates_of_Athens
Why did the Royal Navy prefer open air bridges on their ships during the Second World War?	370	KeeperofQueensCorgis
It's often said that ancient Chinese armies could be considerably larger than ancient armies elsewhere in the world. If true, why and how did they logistically support those armies?	370	Tarantian3
Who was Jimmy Hoffa, and what’s the significance of where his body is buried?	370	FLAREdirector
Greetings, subjects. I am William of Normandy, king of England and duke of Normandy. Ask me anything.	370	WilliamdeNormandie
Was Karl Marx really popular amongst cowboys?	370	kuriouskatz
In the western world, we think of the time around 2500 years ago as part of the age of antiquity. For anyone living back then, it was their modern era. Did people living in Greece or Rome during this time have their equivalent, what they considered an age of antiquity?	370	XtianS