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Floating Feature: Sports

328 upvotes • jschooltiger

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Why is British prime minister called "prime minister"?

328 upvotes • Ayem_De_Lo

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I just found out that those beautiful white, Greco-Roman marble statues were actually painted and looked very Gaudy. What other things am I probably picturing from history in a completely incorrect way?

328 upvotes • Tibulski

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52,000 bronze and silver Roman coins were recently found in England (Pic in description). If I went back to Rome in 100 AD with all of them, how much buying power would I have?

328 upvotes • acken

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It's 1492 and I'm a common man in Rome walking home at night. How likely is it that I would be "mugged" or robbed?

328 upvotes • OrnateBumblebee

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Why are the names we use for so many Native American peoples (Sioux, Navajo, Aztec, etc.) so different from the ones they use among themselves (Lakota/Dakota/Oglala, Dineh, Mexica)?

328 upvotes • LibraryLass

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Did pregnant women wear corsets in the Victorian era?

328 upvotes • Imendale

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What is actually known about William Wallace?

328 upvotes • Rittermeister

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How long after the start of Prohibition did it take for people to realise it was a failure, and how soon was an effort to repeal the 18th Amendment made?

328 upvotes • kaisermatias

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Given how linguistically diverse Indonesia is, why didn't Dutch develop as a lingua franca in the same way as English did in India or the Philippines?

328 upvotes • holytriplem

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Floating Feature: Sports	328	jschooltiger
Why is British prime minister called "prime minister"?	328	Ayem_De_Lo
I just found out that those beautiful white, Greco-Roman marble statues were actually painted and looked very Gaudy. What other things am I probably picturing from history in a completely incorrect way?	328	Tibulski
52,000 bronze and silver Roman coins were recently found in England (Pic in description). If I went back to Rome in 100 AD with all of them, how much buying power would I have?	328	acken
It's 1492 and I'm a common man in Rome walking home at night. How likely is it that I would be "mugged" or robbed?	328	OrnateBumblebee
Why are the names we use for so many Native American peoples (Sioux, Navajo, Aztec, etc.) so different from the ones they use among themselves (Lakota/Dakota/Oglala, Dineh, Mexica)?	328	LibraryLass
Did pregnant women wear corsets in the Victorian era?	328	Imendale
What is actually known about William Wallace?	328	Rittermeister
How long after the start of Prohibition did it take for people to realise it was a failure, and how soon was an effort to repeal the 18th Amendment made?	328	kaisermatias
Given how linguistically diverse Indonesia is, why didn't Dutch develop as a lingua franca in the same way as English did in India or the Philippines?	328	holytriplem