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How much value has been placed on humor by societies of the past? Has being funny always been considered such a positive trait as it is today?

217 upvotes • elchriso

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What was considered physically attractive in the Roman Empire?

217 upvotes • Vladith

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After the Civil War ended what was the process like for Confederates soldiers to rejoin the Union Army if they were soldiers as a profession?

217 upvotes • SoloDolo86

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I am a 19th Century British opium den patron. How did I start using opium, how often do I use the drug, and how do I function in society?

217 upvotes • stmorgante

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How exactly close was the Soviet Union on sending its first manned mission to moon when landing on moon happend?

217 upvotes • bessert

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What was Britain's Opinion of King George III after the loss of the America's Revolutionary War?

217 upvotes • Teh_Knife_Guy

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What do pointing hands usually mean on Medieval art? What does pointing up/down or at something/someone mean?

217 upvotes • vazzaroth

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When did rulers personal finance separate from the governments?

217 upvotes • toefirefire

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AMA: John Coski, author of The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Embattled Emblem

217 upvotes • John_Coski

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Yesterday I visited the National Museum of Denmark, and was intrigued by the many people who'd been sacrificed in bogs. Are there any good books on human sacrifice in northern Europe?

217 upvotes • LieBaron

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much value has been placed on humor by societies of the past? Has being funny always been considered such a positive trait as it is today?	217	elchriso
What was considered physically attractive in the Roman Empire?	217	Vladith
After the Civil War ended what was the process like for Confederates soldiers to rejoin the Union Army if they were soldiers as a profession?	217	SoloDolo86
I am a 19th Century British opium den patron. How did I start using opium, how often do I use the drug, and how do I function in society?	217	stmorgante
How exactly close was the Soviet Union on sending its first manned mission to moon when landing on moon happend?	217	bessert
What was Britain's Opinion of King George III after the loss of the America's Revolutionary War?	217	Teh_Knife_Guy
What do pointing hands usually mean on Medieval art? What does pointing up/down or at something/someone mean?	217	vazzaroth
When did rulers personal finance separate from the governments?	217	toefirefire
AMA: John Coski, author of The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Embattled Emblem	217	John_Coski
Yesterday I visited the National Museum of Denmark, and was intrigued by the many people who'd been sacrificed in bogs. Are there any good books on human sacrifice in northern Europe?	217	LieBaron