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Did people actually call 911 or an observatory upon seeing the Milky Way due to the power outage that followed the Northridge Earthquake?

348 upvotes • AngrySeal

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I am a peasant in Ancient Egypt. How would life be different for me if it were 1500 BC instead of 2500 BC?

348 upvotes • whereisspacebar

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At what point did the word "handmade" come into existence? When was the earliest one could be doubtful that something was made by hand and not a machine?

348 upvotes • homie-sexual

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I have read that Crete produced some of the best quality archers in the ancient Mediterranean, what was it that set them apart from other archers of the time?

348 upvotes • heracliusIII

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Did Andrew Jackson keep a two ton block of cheese in the White House foyer? If so, where did the cheese come from? If not, where did the story come from?

348 upvotes • touchitwithyourmouth

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How does one exactly "capture" a city in modern times?

348 upvotes • Monotnous

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In the Bible, paul is a Roman citizen and thus has special rights. How would the local magistrate know that Paul was indeed a Roman citizen?

348 upvotes • MonsieurOiseaux

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When did it stop being legally possible for English people to just sail across the Atlantic and set up a colony in North America?

348 upvotes • grapp

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Were the Confederate States of America as centralized as its northern enemy, or were they, as the name suggests, a loose confederation?

348 upvotes • Ninel56

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Was NYC in the 70s really as dilapidated and abysmal as Taxi Driver makes it out to be?

348 upvotes • gurupro

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did people actually call 911 or an observatory upon seeing the Milky Way due to the power outage that followed the Northridge Earthquake?	348	AngrySeal
I am a peasant in Ancient Egypt. How would life be different for me if it were 1500 BC instead of 2500 BC?	348	whereisspacebar
At what point did the word "handmade" come into existence? When was the earliest one could be doubtful that something was made by hand and not a machine?	348	homie-sexual
I have read that Crete produced some of the best quality archers in the ancient Mediterranean, what was it that set them apart from other archers of the time?	348	heracliusIII
Did Andrew Jackson keep a two ton block of cheese in the White House foyer? If so, where did the cheese come from? If not, where did the story come from?	348	touchitwithyourmouth
How does one exactly "capture" a city in modern times?	348	Monotnous
In the Bible, paul is a Roman citizen and thus has special rights. How would the local magistrate know that Paul was indeed a Roman citizen?	348	MonsieurOiseaux
When did it stop being legally possible for English people to just sail across the Atlantic and set up a colony in North America?	348	grapp
Were the Confederate States of America as centralized as its northern enemy, or were they, as the name suggests, a loose confederation?	348	Ninel56
Was NYC in the 70s really as dilapidated and abysmal as Taxi Driver makes it out to be?	348	gurupro