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What did Ancient Egypt think of/know about Ancient-er Egypt?

305 upvotes • Milky_nuggets

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In hindsight, were there legitimate signs that Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's had manifested (undiagnosed) during his presidency?

304 upvotes • EnergyAnalyst

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How accurate is James Clavell's "Shogun" in terms of medieval Japanese culture, social systems, warfare, etc.?

304 upvotes • Oozing_Sex

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In a one-sentence aside, Hannah Arendt writes that Hitler never had any intention of killing the ~2000 Finnish Jews because of his deep respect for the Finnish people. Why the respect and why would it matter if he wouldn't have considered the Jews Finns?

304 upvotes • PersikovsLizard

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I'm a traveler in the ancient world, and I pass by the site of a major engagement several years after the fact (i.e. Teutoberg, Cannae, Mantinea, etc). Am I still able to see clear signs that a battle took place?

304 upvotes • AeliusHadrianus

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What is the history behind people wearing their hair in dreadlocks?

304 upvotes • its_old_g-reg

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Why is there so much debate whether the genocide of the Armenians in 1915 should be considered as such?

304 upvotes • Gliese581h

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What do Kings in the medieval times do in their spare time?

304 upvotes • whitepoloshirt

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suppose you're the son of a pharaoh sometime between 2000 BC and 1000 BC. What would your education consist of?

304 upvotes • grapp

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When and why did the myth develop that the purpose of Christopher Columbus's voyage was to prove that the world is round?

304 upvotes • orwells_elephant

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did Ancient Egypt think of/know about Ancient-er Egypt?	305	Milky_nuggets
In hindsight, were there legitimate signs that Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's had manifested (undiagnosed) during his presidency?	304	EnergyAnalyst
How accurate is James Clavell's "Shogun" in terms of medieval Japanese culture, social systems, warfare, etc.?	304	Oozing_Sex
In a one-sentence aside, Hannah Arendt writes that Hitler never had any intention of killing the ~2000 Finnish Jews because of his deep respect for the Finnish people. Why the respect and why would it matter if he wouldn't have considered the Jews Finns?	304	PersikovsLizard
I'm a traveler in the ancient world, and I pass by the site of a major engagement several years after the fact (i.e. Teutoberg, Cannae, Mantinea, etc). Am I still able to see clear signs that a battle took place?	304	AeliusHadrianus
What is the history behind people wearing their hair in dreadlocks?	304	its_old_g-reg
Why is there so much debate whether the genocide of the Armenians in 1915 should be considered as such?	304	Gliese581h
What do Kings in the medieval times do in their spare time?	304	whitepoloshirt
suppose you're the son of a pharaoh sometime between 2000 BC and 1000 BC. What would your education consist of?	304	grapp
When and why did the myth develop that the purpose of Christopher Columbus's voyage was to prove that the world is round?	304	orwells_elephant