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Are gothic buildings supposed to be scary?

277 upvotes • Scary-Goat-

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Pacific Island settlers journeying between islands must surely have travelled hundreds to thousands of kilometres with few, if any, opportunities to restock on food and fresh water. How might one pack for such a journey? What would you bring, and how confidently could you expect success?

277 upvotes • SomeAnonymous

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Did the former Confederate states raise objections with Abraham Lincoln's likeness being put on Mount Rushmore?

277 upvotes • Real_Carl_Ramirez

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Why did Napoleon keep his large foes mostly intact?

277 upvotes • BttmOfTwostreamland

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Why did Pliny the elder make so much stuff up in his Natural History?

277 upvotes • acvcani

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Why did European Paganism become extinct, but Hinduism and other Asian IE religions survived?

277 upvotes • fotruguson

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Before the Age of Sail, did most goods travel through a few merchants travelling large distances, or through many merchants travelling small distances?

277 upvotes • GeneReddit123

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What is the pre WWII history of the Palestinians?

277 upvotes • damndirtyape

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Who were the Troglodytae people, why have they been so maligned in history, why is it; even in modern times, to be called a Troglodytae such an insult? By all accounts Cleopatra was able to speak and understand their language so they must have been an advanced enough civilisation to trade with?

277 upvotes • im_at_work_today

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Are there any movies that depict sword combat in a realistic fashion?

276 upvotes • BreaksFull

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are gothic buildings supposed to be scary?	277	Scary-Goat-
Pacific Island settlers journeying between islands must surely have travelled hundreds to thousands of kilometres with few, if any, opportunities to restock on food and fresh water. How might one pack for such a journey? What would you bring, and how confidently could you expect success?	277	SomeAnonymous
Did the former Confederate states raise objections with Abraham Lincoln's likeness being put on Mount Rushmore?	277	Real_Carl_Ramirez
Why did Napoleon keep his large foes mostly intact?	277	BttmOfTwostreamland
Why did Pliny the elder make so much stuff up in his Natural History?	277	acvcani
Why did European Paganism become extinct, but Hinduism and other Asian IE religions survived?	277	fotruguson
Before the Age of Sail, did most goods travel through a few merchants travelling large distances, or through many merchants travelling small distances?	277	GeneReddit123
What is the pre WWII history of the Palestinians?	277	damndirtyape
Who were the Troglodytae people, why have they been so maligned in history, why is it; even in modern times, to be called a Troglodytae such an insult? By all accounts Cleopatra was able to speak and understand their language so they must have been an advanced enough civilisation to trade with?	277	im_at_work_today
Are there any movies that depict sword combat in a realistic fashion?	276	BreaksFull