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People often reference the Northern Crusades as especially brutal, but no one ever says anything specific. Were the Northern Crusades notably violent relative to other Christian campaigns?

311 upvotes • AndaliteBandit-

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In antiquity, only representatives from “Greek” cities were invited to participate in the Olympic Games. What defined a city as “Greek”? There were Greek colonies in France and all through Anatolia; the people of these cities spoke Greek and participated in “Greek” culture, right?

311 upvotes • TheManWhoFellToMirth

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What was life like for a boy in Ancient Rome?

310 upvotes • UCMCoyote

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The US south consistently ranks last amongst the states on metrics of wealth, education, quality of life, and so on. Is this wholly attributable to lingering effects of the civil war? If not, what else lies behind it?

310 upvotes • Has_No_Gimmick

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Why was the waffle iron such a common kitchen item among German immigrants in mid-19th-century Texas?

310 upvotes • throwaway_lmkg

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Chastity Belts, were they real?

310 upvotes • AH12345

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How historically accurate was MASH?

310 upvotes • JRR_Tokenring

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What was the context of JFK's quote "I want to splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces" ?

310 upvotes • SirLeopluradon

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Did volkswagen have difficulty distancing itself from Hitler's Germany after WWII?

310 upvotes • stupidrobots

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How did debt work in ancient Rome?

310 upvotes • Sharproundedges

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
People often reference the Northern Crusades as especially brutal, but no one ever says anything specific. Were the Northern Crusades notably violent relative to other Christian campaigns?	311	AndaliteBandit-
In antiquity, only representatives from “Greek” cities were invited to participate in the Olympic Games. What defined a city as “Greek”? There were Greek colonies in France and all through Anatolia; the people of these cities spoke Greek and participated in “Greek” culture, right?	311	TheManWhoFellToMirth
What was life like for a boy in Ancient Rome?	310	UCMCoyote
The US south consistently ranks last amongst the states on metrics of wealth, education, quality of life, and so on. Is this wholly attributable to lingering effects of the civil war? If not, what else lies behind it?	310	Has_No_Gimmick
Why was the waffle iron such a common kitchen item among German immigrants in mid-19th-century Texas?	310	throwaway_lmkg
Chastity Belts, were they real?	310	AH12345
How historically accurate was MASH?	310	JRR_Tokenring
What was the context of JFK's quote "I want to splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces" ?	310	SirLeopluradon
Did volkswagen have difficulty distancing itself from Hitler's Germany after WWII?	310	stupidrobots
How did debt work in ancient Rome?	310	Sharproundedges