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What is the oldest structure that is still used for it's original purpose?

309 upvotes • enigmaticwanderer

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Were there ever British plans to reconquer the United States after the revolution?

309 upvotes • saddetective87

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Were there Jewish fascists in Weimar Germany? What happened to them when Hitler came to power?

309 upvotes • rastadreadlion

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In pre-modern times, was it perfectly possible to just pack your things up and leave town, and settle down elsewhere with a completely new identity and have no one be the wiser? How easy was it to just "disappear" and start a new life?

309 upvotes • onlysane1

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In America there is an old quote that, "Any boy could grow up to be President." In the Soviet Union, was it believed that any person could eventually rise to General Secretary of the Communist Party? What was the process for determining the General Secretary of the Party?

309 upvotes • conpermiso

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Did people ever actually go on quests?

309 upvotes • [deleted]

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How accurate is the claim that fat persons were the beauty standard in Western Europe during the high medieval period?

309 upvotes • Roland212

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2nd try: The Roman Senate was still convening and electing 'consuls' 50 years after the "fall" of Rome, as early 6th century philosopher Boethius, as well as his sons, served as 'consuls of Rome'. At what time did they drop the pretense of being a government? Did something specific trigger it?

309 upvotes • td4999

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In S1E8 of Marco Polo some prisoners are boiled and the body fat used to make fire bombs, was this a real strategy used in real life? NSFW

309 upvotes • iulioh

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As an Australian, I've only recently become aware that Aboriginal agriculture was far more extensive and advanced than I was taught in school.

309 upvotes • djeekay

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest structure that is still used for it's original purpose?	309	enigmaticwanderer
Were there ever British plans to reconquer the United States after the revolution?	309	saddetective87
Were there Jewish fascists in Weimar Germany? What happened to them when Hitler came to power?	309	rastadreadlion
In pre-modern times, was it perfectly possible to just pack your things up and leave town, and settle down elsewhere with a completely new identity and have no one be the wiser? How easy was it to just "disappear" and start a new life?	309	onlysane1
In America there is an old quote that, "Any boy could grow up to be President." In the Soviet Union, was it believed that any person could eventually rise to General Secretary of the Communist Party? What was the process for determining the General Secretary of the Party?	309	conpermiso
Did people ever actually go on quests?	309	[deleted]
How accurate is the claim that fat persons were the beauty standard in Western Europe during the high medieval period?	309	Roland212
2nd try: The Roman Senate was still convening and electing 'consuls' 50 years after the "fall" of Rome, as early 6th century philosopher Boethius, as well as his sons, served as 'consuls of Rome'. At what time did they drop the pretense of being a government? Did something specific trigger it?	309	td4999
In S1E8 of Marco Polo some prisoners are boiled and the body fat used to make fire bombs, was this a real strategy used in real life? NSFW	309	iulioh
As an Australian, I've only recently become aware that Aboriginal agriculture was far more extensive and advanced than I was taught in school.	309	djeekay