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Historians, in your opinion what is the most over rated person, people, or event in history?

278 upvotes • Ace4929

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When did it become taboo for women to expose their boobs? Has there ever been a culture that regarded men's boobs as taboo?

278 upvotes • Bonkwronky

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Were the Templar Knights particularly tough bad-asses?

278 upvotes • City_Zoo

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Why is the Armenian Genocide in Turkey more well known and talked about than the Greek Genocide in Turkey, which happened concurrently?

278 upvotes • mystical-me

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For the Vietnam war, what percent of eligible people were drafted?

278 upvotes • Tjc1997

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"Waitangi Day" New Zealand History Mega-Thread

278 upvotes • CrossyNZ

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Was Prometheus myth created after Greeks discovered that liver can regenerate?

278 upvotes • jakielim

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"And I laid traps for troubadours, who get killed before they reach Bombay"

278 upvotes • rumbar

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How often were flails used as weapons in medieval combat? How effective were they?

278 upvotes • Tendrop

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I've read a lot of novels where the characters will agree to meet "an hour before sunrise," or some other really vague time. Was there ever a period in history when people really used such unspecific times to make appointments?

278 upvotes • Wishyouamerry

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Historians, in your opinion what is the most over rated person, people, or event in history?	278	Ace4929
When did it become taboo for women to expose their boobs? Has there ever been a culture that regarded men's boobs as taboo?	278	Bonkwronky
Were the Templar Knights particularly tough bad-asses?	278	City_Zoo
Why is the Armenian Genocide in Turkey more well known and talked about than the Greek Genocide in Turkey, which happened concurrently?	278	mystical-me
For the Vietnam war, what percent of eligible people were drafted?	278	Tjc1997
"Waitangi Day" New Zealand History Mega-Thread	278	CrossyNZ
Was Prometheus myth created after Greeks discovered that liver can regenerate?	278	jakielim
"And I laid traps for troubadours, who get killed before they reach Bombay"	278	rumbar
How often were flails used as weapons in medieval combat? How effective were they?	278	Tendrop
I've read a lot of novels where the characters will agree to meet "an hour before sunrise," or some other really vague time. Was there ever a period in history when people really used such unspecific times to make appointments?	278	Wishyouamerry