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What's the farthest back anyone's lineage has been (fairly concretely) traced?

217 upvotes • Shefferin06

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Did the Romans Nitpick Gladiators?

217 upvotes • atloomis

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In A Song Of Ice And Fire books, many chapters depict roaming armies and stray soldiers pillaging villages, murdering peasants regardless of allegiance. Were our history's medieval European armies similar to that?

217 upvotes • ohlordwhywhy

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Japan managed to catch up very quickly in science and physics in the early 1900s, how did they accomplish this?

217 upvotes • Frigorifico

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When did homosexuality start being considered a matter of identity rather than taste?

217 upvotes • sanyides

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Why did Mark Felt use the codename "Deep Throat" to communicate with Woodward and Bernstein, given its meaning? Did the phrase have a non-sexual meaning at the time, or to some particular group?

217 upvotes • LorenzoApophis

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What was the average life like during the Middle Ages in Europe? Not necessarily a day to day life, but things like what age did folks get married? What age did they have kids? What ages were considered middle aged or old?

217 upvotes • Just_A_Player_

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How did mint become the predominant breath freshening flavor?

217 upvotes • crushcastles23

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How come there were so many cave paintings found in France?

217 upvotes • violetdragons

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Sea shanties have been popular recently, but did other careers or guilds have work songs they sang? Are there any that moved into popular culture?

217 upvotes • TheHondoGod

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the farthest back anyone's lineage has been (fairly concretely) traced?	217	Shefferin06
Did the Romans Nitpick Gladiators?	217	atloomis
In A Song Of Ice And Fire books, many chapters depict roaming armies and stray soldiers pillaging villages, murdering peasants regardless of allegiance. Were our history's medieval European armies similar to that?	217	ohlordwhywhy
Japan managed to catch up very quickly in science and physics in the early 1900s, how did they accomplish this?	217	Frigorifico
When did homosexuality start being considered a matter of identity rather than taste?	217	sanyides
Why did Mark Felt use the codename "Deep Throat" to communicate with Woodward and Bernstein, given its meaning? Did the phrase have a non-sexual meaning at the time, or to some particular group?	217	LorenzoApophis
What was the average life like during the Middle Ages in Europe? Not necessarily a day to day life, but things like what age did folks get married? What age did they have kids? What ages were considered middle aged or old?	217	Just_A_Player_
How did mint become the predominant breath freshening flavor?	217	crushcastles23
How come there were so many cave paintings found in France?	217	violetdragons
Sea shanties have been popular recently, but did other careers or guilds have work songs they sang? Are there any that moved into popular culture?	217	TheHondoGod