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In preparing eunuchs, why did the Chinese cut off the twig and the berries, when in the Middle East/Byzantium they just removed the berries?

221 upvotes • CptBuck

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How common was speaking two or more languages in the middle ages?

221 upvotes • themannamedme

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How did people tip strippers in the days when a dollar bill was worth a lot? Is the pole dancing on a stage form of entertainment recent enough that this was never an issue? NSFW

221 upvotes • the_wakeful

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How come the Greeks portrayed Zeus as an immoral god while other mythologies portrayed their father gods in a more positive manner?

221 upvotes • [deleted]

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When/how did "gay" become colloquial for homosexual?

221 upvotes • Xenophon32

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Why did the U.K. Recover so much Slower from WWII than Destroyed Countries like Germany - Rationing in the U.K. only Ending in the 50s?

221 upvotes • Veqq

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How popular really was wine in ancient Greece? Would the average person have access to wine? Was it expensive?

221 upvotes • servantofdionysus

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Do these ancient Roman and Chinese lion statues share a common heritage?

221 upvotes • ESVVCLP2

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Why did the Amish stop adopting new technology? Was there s point at which they were essentially 'modern'?

221 upvotes • td4999

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In HBO's Chernobyl, workers are sent to clean the roof of graphite debris wearing little more than lead aprons and gas masks working in 90 second intervals. Why were there no, or so few, actual hazmat suits distributed for the cleanup effort?

221 upvotes • quiaudetvincet

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In preparing eunuchs, why did the Chinese cut off the twig and the berries, when in the Middle East/Byzantium they just removed the berries?	221	CptBuck
How common was speaking two or more languages in the middle ages?	221	themannamedme
How did people tip strippers in the days when a dollar bill was worth a lot? Is the pole dancing on a stage form of entertainment recent enough that this was never an issue? NSFW	221	the_wakeful
How come the Greeks portrayed Zeus as an immoral god while other mythologies portrayed their father gods in a more positive manner?	221	[deleted]
When/how did "gay" become colloquial for homosexual?	221	Xenophon32
Why did the U.K. Recover so much Slower from WWII than Destroyed Countries like Germany - Rationing in the U.K. only Ending in the 50s?	221	Veqq
How popular really was wine in ancient Greece? Would the average person have access to wine? Was it expensive?	221	servantofdionysus
Do these ancient Roman and Chinese lion statues share a common heritage?	221	ESVVCLP2
Why did the Amish stop adopting new technology? Was there s point at which they were essentially 'modern'?	221	td4999
In HBO's Chernobyl, workers are sent to clean the roof of graphite debris wearing little more than lead aprons and gas masks working in 90 second intervals. Why were there no, or so few, actual hazmat suits distributed for the cleanup effort?	221	quiaudetvincet