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On 21 April 1960, Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to the new city of Brasília. What did this change mean for the ordinary people living in these cities?

232 upvotes • Eliptico101

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Let's say I am a ship owner / merchand in the eastern Roman empire in 326 ad . My ship just came back and I am informed emperor Constantine executed his son Crispus and imposed damnatio memoriae on him.Terrified I open my treasury and realize all my coins have Crispus's face. What do I do ?

232 upvotes • milopitas

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Where do people park their horses at the end of the day in the cities like SF before cars became common?

232 upvotes • AlertTaro6472

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Can anyone recommend some good, free history podcasts?

232 upvotes • teh_booth_gawd

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Medievalists: In what ways did monarchs differ from our current idea of a dictator?

232 upvotes • mailbett

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When did people start changing their clothes every day?

232 upvotes • [deleted]

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What kind of tasks would fill the day of someone running a medieval castle for his lord?

232 upvotes • edcokn

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How did someone such as Ibn Battuta (practically and logistically) travel, and keep travelling?

232 upvotes • Fogge

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In Pakistan the religious right often claims that during cold war, after the occupation of Afghanistan by USSR, the next step for USSR was going to be Pakistan. Was USSR really interested in expansion to Indian Ocean? How true is this assertion?

232 upvotes • Intern_MSFT

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According to Himmler's plan, 1/4 of racially cleaner population in Belarus was to be allowed to serve the Germans as slaves. What happened to them?

232 upvotes • ljak

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On 21 April 1960, Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to the new city of Brasília. What did this change mean for the ordinary people living in these cities?	232	Eliptico101
Let's say I am a ship owner / merchand in the eastern Roman empire in 326 ad . My ship just came back and I am informed emperor Constantine executed his son Crispus and imposed damnatio memoriae on him.Terrified I open my treasury and realize all my coins have Crispus's face. What do I do ?	232	milopitas
Where do people park their horses at the end of the day in the cities like SF before cars became common?	232	AlertTaro6472
Can anyone recommend some good, free history podcasts?	232	teh_booth_gawd
Medievalists: In what ways did monarchs differ from our current idea of a dictator?	232	mailbett
When did people start changing their clothes every day?	232	[deleted]
What kind of tasks would fill the day of someone running a medieval castle for his lord?	232	edcokn
How did someone such as Ibn Battuta (practically and logistically) travel, and keep travelling?	232	Fogge
In Pakistan the religious right often claims that during cold war, after the occupation of Afghanistan by USSR, the next step for USSR was going to be Pakistan. Was USSR really interested in expansion to Indian Ocean? How true is this assertion?	232	Intern_MSFT
According to Himmler's plan, 1/4 of racially cleaner population in Belarus was to be allowed to serve the Germans as slaves. What happened to them?	232	ljak