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Did people in the 70s not realise the Village People were gay?

240 upvotes • SurveySeparate3574

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Medieval historian Umberto Eco believed that the spread of beans in the 10th century allowed people to eat more protein; "as a result, they became more robust, lived longer, created more children and repopulated a continent." Did beans have a massive impact on European population recovery?"

240 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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What is the origin of De Gaulle's view that "it will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe; Europe will be united by the Chinese"?

240 upvotes • i_suck_at_boxing

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Given the Romans studied ancient civilizations, do we have any evidence of Romans considering how they’d be viewed by future civilizations?

240 upvotes • markln123

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What does Noam Chomsky get wrong about the Yugoslav Civil war and resultant Bosnian genocide, and what does he get wrong about thr Khmer Rouge and its mass murder?

240 upvotes • HealthMotor8651

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The British conquest of India was in large part funded by Indian bankers who knew the East India Co. would reliably pay back whatever credit they took out. What became of those banking houses? What was their legacy post-independence?

240 upvotes • nowlan101

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Today we have birth certificates, social security numbers, and passports to prove we're citizens of our countries. Was there a central registry of Roman citizens that could be checked? How would a citizen traveling from his remote province to Rome prove he was a citizen?

240 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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The US and UK were at war in 1812. Hundred years later they were allies in WW1. Today they are considered closely aligned. What were the major events/cultural shifts that improved this relationship from enemies to friends?

240 upvotes • ArchipelagoMind

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Isaac Newton was a deeply religious person, being a well known theologian and engaging privately in occult studies. How did Newton’s religious views contribute to his revolutionary way of thinking about the physical world?

240 upvotes • skourby

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When was the city of Athens named after the Goddess Athena?

240 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did people in the 70s not realise the Village People were gay?	240	SurveySeparate3574
Medieval historian Umberto Eco believed that the spread of beans in the 10th century allowed people to eat more protein; "as a result, they became more robust, lived longer, created more children and repopulated a continent." Did beans have a massive impact on European population recovery?"	240	RusticBohemian
What is the origin of De Gaulle's view that "it will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe; Europe will be united by the Chinese"?	240	i_suck_at_boxing
Given the Romans studied ancient civilizations, do we have any evidence of Romans considering how they’d be viewed by future civilizations?	240	markln123
What does Noam Chomsky get wrong about the Yugoslav Civil war and resultant Bosnian genocide, and what does he get wrong about thr Khmer Rouge and its mass murder?	240	HealthMotor8651
The British conquest of India was in large part funded by Indian bankers who knew the East India Co. would reliably pay back whatever credit they took out. What became of those banking houses? What was their legacy post-independence?	240	nowlan101
Today we have birth certificates, social security numbers, and passports to prove we're citizens of our countries. Was there a central registry of Roman citizens that could be checked? How would a citizen traveling from his remote province to Rome prove he was a citizen?	240	RusticBohemian
The US and UK were at war in 1812. Hundred years later they were allies in WW1. Today they are considered closely aligned. What were the major events/cultural shifts that improved this relationship from enemies to friends?	240	ArchipelagoMind
Isaac Newton was a deeply religious person, being a well known theologian and engaging privately in occult studies. How did Newton’s religious views contribute to his revolutionary way of thinking about the physical world?	240	skourby
When was the city of Athens named after the Goddess Athena?	240	[deleted]