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At what point did speakers of the various Latin dialects stop calling the language they spoke "Latin"?

307 upvotes • AsaTJ

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I'm a Norseman around the year 950 C.E. Could I have been born in Iceland, raided the shores of the Caspian Sea, and walked amongst the markets of Baghdad in my lifetime? How common was extreme long distance travel?

307 upvotes • thegodsarepleased

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Why was the dissolution of the Soviet Union largely non-violent?

307 upvotes • IAMARobotBeepBoop

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We know the Romans ate while lying down. When did the practice of eating at a table while sitting upright begin?

307 upvotes • idiotsyncrazy

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According to the Gospels, Jesus was arrested after dinner, and dead by early afternoon the next day. Was such a quick execution the norm?

307 upvotes • tears-in-the-rain

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How did ancient navies in Greek and Roman times actually "battle" without projectile weapons like cannons?

307 upvotes • Darker_Depths

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[meta] Can we have one day a month for asking about current events with a historical angle?

307 upvotes • darien_gap

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What was the origin of the Sikh turban? Why yards and yards of expensive linen rather than a simple hat or cap?

307 upvotes • allenahansen

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In the 2008 film 'Frost/Nixon', a key plot point is when Nixon, drunk, makes a late-night phone call to Frost, essentially goading him and motivating him to treat the final interview more like a confrontation. Is there any evidence of this actually happening, or is it entirely fictional?

307 upvotes • StezzerLolz

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In U.S. presidential elections, when did it become expected to know the results by the end of Election Day or at least by the following morning?

307 upvotes • YardEggs

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
At what point did speakers of the various Latin dialects stop calling the language they spoke "Latin"?	307	AsaTJ
I'm a Norseman around the year 950 C.E. Could I have been born in Iceland, raided the shores of the Caspian Sea, and walked amongst the markets of Baghdad in my lifetime? How common was extreme long distance travel?	307	thegodsarepleased
Why was the dissolution of the Soviet Union largely non-violent?	307	IAMARobotBeepBoop
We know the Romans ate while lying down. When did the practice of eating at a table while sitting upright begin?	307	idiotsyncrazy
According to the Gospels, Jesus was arrested after dinner, and dead by early afternoon the next day. Was such a quick execution the norm?	307	tears-in-the-rain
How did ancient navies in Greek and Roman times actually "battle" without projectile weapons like cannons?	307	Darker_Depths
[meta] Can we have one day a month for asking about current events with a historical angle?	307	darien_gap
What was the origin of the Sikh turban? Why yards and yards of expensive linen rather than a simple hat or cap?	307	allenahansen
In the 2008 film 'Frost/Nixon', a key plot point is when Nixon, drunk, makes a late-night phone call to Frost, essentially goading him and motivating him to treat the final interview more like a confrontation. Is there any evidence of this actually happening, or is it entirely fictional?	307	StezzerLolz
In U.S. presidential elections, when did it become expected to know the results by the end of Election Day or at least by the following morning?	307	YardEggs