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Is a decent horse in 18th century Europe roughly equatable to a modern car in price?

227 upvotes • RiceandBeansandChees

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Were Large Stone Roman and Medieval Buildings Well Built, hence all those Standing Today, or Poorly Built and we Only See the Few that were Solidly Built?

227 upvotes • Veqq

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How did one go about getting a job in the USSR? Were there interviews for "White Collar" jobs like in Western countries?

227 upvotes • Shashank1000

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Were smoke signals commonly used? Were they very accurate at sending a certain message?

227 upvotes • ashthegod

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Was full plate armor ever made or used prominently by cultures outside of Europe?

227 upvotes • LateNightPhilosopher

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Was being a Sheriff in the wild West a coveted position?

227 upvotes • VirtualMoneyLover

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People always talk about the Khazars as some proto-Israel bastion of medieval Judaism. How "Jewish" really were the Khazars?

227 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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The Iran Hostage Crisis was resolved 20 minutes after Reagan was sworn in, how was that accomplished? Is there any truth to rumors of a deal behind Carter's back?

227 upvotes • glazor

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How common was it for archers in the Middle Ages to set their arrows on fire and did it actually serve a purpose or was it mostly for intimidation?

227 upvotes • TehBigD97

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How Roman was Roman Egypt?

227 upvotes • gnikivar2

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is a decent horse in 18th century Europe roughly equatable to a modern car in price?	227	RiceandBeansandChees
Were Large Stone Roman and Medieval Buildings Well Built, hence all those Standing Today, or Poorly Built and we Only See the Few that were Solidly Built?	227	Veqq
How did one go about getting a job in the USSR? Were there interviews for "White Collar" jobs like in Western countries?	227	Shashank1000
Were smoke signals commonly used? Were they very accurate at sending a certain message?	227	ashthegod
Was full plate armor ever made or used prominently by cultures outside of Europe?	227	LateNightPhilosopher
Was being a Sheriff in the wild West a coveted position?	227	VirtualMoneyLover
People always talk about the Khazars as some proto-Israel bastion of medieval Judaism. How "Jewish" really were the Khazars?	227	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
The Iran Hostage Crisis was resolved 20 minutes after Reagan was sworn in, how was that accomplished? Is there any truth to rumors of a deal behind Carter's back?	227	glazor
How common was it for archers in the Middle Ages to set their arrows on fire and did it actually serve a purpose or was it mostly for intimidation?	227	TehBigD97
How Roman was Roman Egypt?	227	gnikivar2