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Ronald Reagan was the last president to refer to killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide in his remarks on the creation of the US Holocaust Memorial Council in 1981. Was that statement controversial with Turkey at the time? Why did George HW Bush avoid the term in 1990?

293 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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Dan Carlin HH Ep. 39, Carlin says Scipio Aemilianus forced the Egyptian king on a tour of Alexandria to see if the fat king could walk. He also says that Cato received the king while Cato used a toilet. How far down the Roman ladder did you have to go before client kings no longer showed deference?

293 upvotes • Cixin97

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How did sending letters work in Ancient Rome? Was there a Roman Postal Service?

293 upvotes • optiplex9000

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The Tse Tse fly has been cited as the main culprit behind the relative civilizational backwardness of Sub Saharan Africa. Did any methods of fighting the Tse Tse fly exist before the modern era?

293 upvotes • OttoKretschmer

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How did medieval borders work? How would you know if you left your country and entered another one? Were there any borders drawn or telltale signs that you entered the territory of another country?

293 upvotes • Kyrgysztan

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How did Haiku find its way into education curricula in the United States?

293 upvotes • nip_dip

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How was Bastille Day like in Nazi-occupied Paris?

293 upvotes • orko1995

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Did Karl Marx have anything to say about Prostitutes?

293 upvotes • facepoundr

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What was the Church's attitude towards Dante's Inferno when it first came out?

293 upvotes • Hak3rbot13

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292 upvotes • NMW

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Ronald Reagan was the last president to refer to killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide in his remarks on the creation of the US Holocaust Memorial Council in 1981. Was that statement controversial with Turkey at the time? Why did George HW Bush avoid the term in 1990?	293	Paulie_Gatto
Dan Carlin HH Ep. 39, Carlin says Scipio Aemilianus forced the Egyptian king on a tour of Alexandria to see if the fat king could walk. He also says that Cato received the king while Cato used a toilet. How far down the Roman ladder did you have to go before client kings no longer showed deference?	293	Cixin97
How did sending letters work in Ancient Rome? Was there a Roman Postal Service?	293	optiplex9000
The Tse Tse fly has been cited as the main culprit behind the relative civilizational backwardness of Sub Saharan Africa. Did any methods of fighting the Tse Tse fly exist before the modern era?	293	OttoKretschmer
How did medieval borders work? How would you know if you left your country and entered another one? Were there any borders drawn or telltale signs that you entered the territory of another country?	293	Kyrgysztan
How did Haiku find its way into education curricula in the United States?	293	nip_dip
How was Bastille Day like in Nazi-occupied Paris?	293	orko1995
Did Karl Marx have anything to say about Prostitutes?	293	facepoundr
What was the Church's attitude towards Dante's Inferno when it first came out?	293	Hak3rbot13
[META] Welcome to visitors, and some reminders about posting	292	NMW