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I am a policeman in Victorian London before the dawn of forensic science. How to I go about solving a murder? What are my chances of success?

232 upvotes • Beccorban

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I've recently come across the claim that "Palestinians are an invented people" who "did not exist" before the advent of modern Zionism. How true is this claim?

232 upvotes • mrhuggables

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Has a U.S. President ever flat-out fired a Cabinet member, or have they always just asked them to resign?

232 upvotes • QuelqueChoseRose

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A teacher once told me that Henry VIII considered naming one of his bastard sons as heir. How true is that? Is it likely that the court/country would have accepted it if he had?

232 upvotes • grapp

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Historians, if you could convince the public to read one book about your particular era or field, What interesting book would it be and why?

232 upvotes • RonUSMC

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I'm a citizen of the Roman Empire in 150CE and I want to buy a home. How does the home buying process in Rome work? Mortgages? Paperwork? Realtors?

232 upvotes • clyde2003

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Was sausage developed independently in Europe and Asia?

232 upvotes • professor__doom

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"An 1846 source claims a working [Irish] man needed at least 8 pounds of potatoes a day to survive if nothing else were available." - How would these potatoes be prepared in pre-Famine Ireland?

232 upvotes • minikites

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When was Latin first mentioned as being a dead language?

232 upvotes • regis_regum

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Prior to the Industrial Revolution, were births more concentrated during certain times of the year?

232 upvotes • to-be-determined

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I am a policeman in Victorian London before the dawn of forensic science. How to I go about solving a murder? What are my chances of success?	232	Beccorban
I've recently come across the claim that "Palestinians are an invented people" who "did not exist" before the advent of modern Zionism. How true is this claim?	232	mrhuggables
Has a U.S. President ever flat-out fired a Cabinet member, or have they always just asked them to resign?	232	QuelqueChoseRose
A teacher once told me that Henry VIII considered naming one of his bastard sons as heir. How true is that? Is it likely that the court/country would have accepted it if he had?	232	grapp
Historians, if you could convince the public to read one book about your particular era or field, What interesting book would it be and why?	232	RonUSMC
I'm a citizen of the Roman Empire in 150CE and I want to buy a home. How does the home buying process in Rome work? Mortgages? Paperwork? Realtors?	232	clyde2003
Was sausage developed independently in Europe and Asia?	232	professor__doom
"An 1846 source claims a working [Irish] man needed at least 8 pounds of potatoes a day to survive if nothing else were available." - How would these potatoes be prepared in pre-Famine Ireland?	232	minikites
When was Latin first mentioned as being a dead language?	232	regis_regum
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, were births more concentrated during certain times of the year?	232	to-be-determined