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The city of Rome burned 2 times (i think) and because of this much of the historical buildings were lost and damaged. My question is, how could buildings like the Roman Forum and other buildings made of stone and Marble burn down?

297 upvotes • Eve_Coon

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At several points in the musical "Hamilton," "Wall Street" is used as a metonym for the American financial sector. Was Wall Street firmly established as the center of finance and banking in the United States by the late 18th/early 19th century?

297 upvotes • theotherone723

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Which British monarch was the last one to have "real power?"

297 upvotes • drygnfyre

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During the Napoleonic Wars, in what language did generals of the coalition powers (England, Prussia, Austria, Russia, etc) communicate with one another?

297 upvotes • Thucydides1987

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What was election season like in the first few US elections? Did candidates go around campaigning like they do now? Was there any sort of political advertising?

297 upvotes • MaxThrustage

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How would early Byzantine scholars describe the political system of China or India in relation to theirs? Do any such writings exist?

297 upvotes • just_the_mann

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Why didn't freed slaves reject Christianity?

297 upvotes • AlexReynard

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Researchers say chia seeds were an Aztec staple crop as important as corn, but how did they consume it?

297 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Floating Feature: Head to a Land Down Under and Share the History of Oceania

297 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why have Jews been so utterly and consistently hated by so many different groups?

297 upvotes • 1VentiChloroform

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The city of Rome burned 2 times (i think) and because of this much of the historical buildings were lost and damaged. My question is, how could buildings like the Roman Forum and other buildings made of stone and Marble burn down?	297	Eve_Coon
At several points in the musical "Hamilton," "Wall Street" is used as a metonym for the American financial sector. Was Wall Street firmly established as the center of finance and banking in the United States by the late 18th/early 19th century?	297	theotherone723
Which British monarch was the last one to have "real power?"	297	drygnfyre
During the Napoleonic Wars, in what language did generals of the coalition powers (England, Prussia, Austria, Russia, etc) communicate with one another?	297	Thucydides1987
What was election season like in the first few US elections? Did candidates go around campaigning like they do now? Was there any sort of political advertising?	297	MaxThrustage
How would early Byzantine scholars describe the political system of China or India in relation to theirs? Do any such writings exist?	297	just_the_mann
Why didn't freed slaves reject Christianity?	297	AlexReynard
Researchers say chia seeds were an Aztec staple crop as important as corn, but how did they consume it?	297	RusticBohemian
Floating Feature: Head to a Land Down Under and Share the History of Oceania	297	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why have Jews been so utterly and consistently hated by so many different groups?	297	1VentiChloroform