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Why did the Holy Roman Empire become a decentralized patchwork of states while France became a centralized, unified kingdom?

361 upvotes • Hell_Libertine

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What did warfare look like in the Early Bronze Age?

361 upvotes • Pilot500

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Did the Babylonians really have the beards that are depicted on walls and statues or were they idealized or 'fake' (i.e. made out of animal hair or sth.)?

361 upvotes • Jakobxxl

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Is it possible that dinosaur fossils played some role in the origin of dragon myths?

361 upvotes • diamond

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What is so significant about knowing the location of Aristotle's tomb?

361 upvotes • TurnUpForNothin

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What did classical guitarists think about the electric guitar when it first arrived and started getting popular?

361 upvotes • _vikram

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Did Ramses II try to erase Queen Hatshepsut from the record books because she was a successful ruler or because she was a woman (whom depicted herself as male)?

361 upvotes • twosplits

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Did archers really nock, draw and loose in sync and on command the way they are shown in movies?

361 upvotes • elephantofdoom

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Did the Vatican ask Israel to re-try and exonerate Jesus in 1948?

361 upvotes • k1990

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What is the origin of Happy hour, and why is it never really an hour

361 upvotes • Serenatycompany

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the Holy Roman Empire become a decentralized patchwork of states while France became a centralized, unified kingdom?	361	Hell_Libertine
What did warfare look like in the Early Bronze Age?	361	Pilot500
Did the Babylonians really have the beards that are depicted on walls and statues or were they idealized or 'fake' (i.e. made out of animal hair or sth.)?	361	Jakobxxl
Is it possible that dinosaur fossils played some role in the origin of dragon myths?	361	diamond
What is so significant about knowing the location of Aristotle's tomb?	361	TurnUpForNothin
What did classical guitarists think about the electric guitar when it first arrived and started getting popular?	361	_vikram
Did Ramses II try to erase Queen Hatshepsut from the record books because she was a successful ruler or because she was a woman (whom depicted herself as male)?	361	twosplits
Did archers really nock, draw and loose in sync and on command the way they are shown in movies?	361	elephantofdoom
Did the Vatican ask Israel to re-try and exonerate Jesus in 1948?	361	k1990
What is the origin of Happy hour, and why is it never really an hour	361	Serenatycompany