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It seems that in art from the 16th c to the 19th c, women are depicted with uncommonly sloping shoulders. Why is this?

282 upvotes • vellum2pt0

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At what point did the ancient Greek and Roman religions stop being practiced?

282 upvotes • MrHockeytown

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AMA Announcement -- Dr. James McPherson, author of 'Battle Cry of Freedom' (1988) and over a dozen other books on the American Civil War, will be here to answer questions this Friday, Feb. 28th, starting at 1:30PM

282 upvotes • NMW

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Did Hitler have a plan to invade the U.S.?

282 upvotes • Downtownfunkystuff12

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How was bastardy viewed in classical Greek culture? Does the presence of so many heroes born to unmarried parents suggest that there was no great stigma against it?

282 upvotes • Vladith

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During the Napoleonic Wars, the national debt of the United Kingdom was as high as 200% of GDP. Any nation trying to borrow that much now is unthinkable. How did the United Kingdom retain the ability to borrow so much, especially in the face of such a protracted war?

282 upvotes • icendoan

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What did Imperial Romans call the common cold, what did they believe caused it, and how did they treat it?

282 upvotes • Marley_S

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What happened to U.S. (non-CSA aligned) troops who were stationed in the southern states at the outbreak of the civil war?

282 upvotes • RAND0611

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Did Caesar have a meaning before Julius became emperor (afterwards it became synonmyous with ruler, aka Tsar, Kaiser etc.)

282 upvotes • r1ggins

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In HBO Rome there's a bit where a character cracks his skull in a fight and a doctor puts a metal plate in his head to fix it. Did the Romans really do surgery that sophisticated? If "yes" what were the survival rates like?

282 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
It seems that in art from the 16th c to the 19th c, women are depicted with uncommonly sloping shoulders. Why is this?	282	vellum2pt0
At what point did the ancient Greek and Roman religions stop being practiced?	282	MrHockeytown
AMA Announcement -- Dr. James McPherson, author of 'Battle Cry of Freedom' (1988) and over a dozen other books on the American Civil War, will be here to answer questions this Friday, Feb. 28th, starting at 1:30PM	282	NMW
Did Hitler have a plan to invade the U.S.?	282	Downtownfunkystuff12
How was bastardy viewed in classical Greek culture? Does the presence of so many heroes born to unmarried parents suggest that there was no great stigma against it?	282	Vladith
During the Napoleonic Wars, the national debt of the United Kingdom was as high as 200% of GDP. Any nation trying to borrow that much now is unthinkable. How did the United Kingdom retain the ability to borrow so much, especially in the face of such a protracted war?	282	icendoan
What did Imperial Romans call the common cold, what did they believe caused it, and how did they treat it?	282	Marley_S
What happened to U.S. (non-CSA aligned) troops who were stationed in the southern states at the outbreak of the civil war?	282	RAND0611
Did Caesar have a meaning before Julius became emperor (afterwards it became synonmyous with ruler, aka Tsar, Kaiser etc.)	282	r1ggins
In HBO Rome there's a bit where a character cracks his skull in a fight and a doctor puts a metal plate in his head to fix it. Did the Romans really do surgery that sophisticated? If "yes" what were the survival rates like?	282	grapp