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During the Roman Empire, did the public enjoy gossiping/speculating about scandals involving celebrities? Kind of like our tabloids and nude photo scandals?

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[NSFW] What's the history of commercial phone sex? NSFW

216 upvotes • chromopila

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In early twentieth century Mongolia, almost half of the adult male population were Buddhist monks. What led to this happening?

216 upvotes • Bluegutsoup

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If the US civil war wasn't fought well by European standards why didn't the two sides import expert help?

216 upvotes • toefirefire

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Why didn't Hitler tell Mussolini about his plans to invade the USSR?

216 upvotes • zephyer19

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Why did you major in history?

216 upvotes • blairbear29

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Why did a number of Hellenistic rulers leave their thrones to Rome, a foreign power, in their wills?

216 upvotes • EmperorOfMeow

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Why did the pilum used by Roman infantry have a butt-spike?

216 upvotes • SchlomoKlein

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If we were to step into an ancient Roman surgery, what would we see?

216 upvotes • GEARHEADGus

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I read that when Napoleon attacked in 1796, the Republic of Venice had hardly any military left to defend itself. How come Venice hadn't already lost Dalmatia to the Ottomans or Lombardy-Venetia to the Habsburgs by then?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
During the Roman Empire, did the public enjoy gossiping/speculating about scandals involving celebrities? Kind of like our tabloids and nude photo scandals?	216	posts_one_gif
[NSFW] What's the history of commercial phone sex? NSFW	216	chromopila
In early twentieth century Mongolia, almost half of the adult male population were Buddhist monks. What led to this happening?	216	Bluegutsoup
If the US civil war wasn't fought well by European standards why didn't the two sides import expert help?	216	toefirefire
Why didn't Hitler tell Mussolini about his plans to invade the USSR?	216	zephyer19
Why did you major in history?	216	blairbear29
Why did a number of Hellenistic rulers leave their thrones to Rome, a foreign power, in their wills?	216	EmperorOfMeow
Why did the pilum used by Roman infantry have a butt-spike?	216	SchlomoKlein
If we were to step into an ancient Roman surgery, what would we see?	216	GEARHEADGus
I read that when Napoleon attacked in 1796, the Republic of Venice had hardly any military left to defend itself. How come Venice hadn't already lost Dalmatia to the Ottomans or Lombardy-Venetia to the Habsburgs by then?	216	asdahijo