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Has crying always been taboo for men? Historically, what would have the reaction to men who cried?

212 upvotes • Fibonacci35813

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I am a French noble in the 1700s and it's ever so hot today. I shall require cooling and refreshments. What is at my disposal?

212 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, a pirate is given the 'Black Spot' and reacts as though he was given a death sentence. Was there any real equivalent to this among Caribbean pirates?

212 upvotes • Oozing_Sex

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How did Britain end up controlling half the world? What did they have that all the other countries didn't?

212 upvotes • PandaMandaBear

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When did the modern conception of Mizrachim, Ashkenazim, Sephardim come to be?

212 upvotes • discretephenom

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How were Arabs and black people with origins in the French colonial empire treated under the German occupation of France and the Vichy regime?

212 upvotes • MagyarMuzulman

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How did the letter "X" come to be associated with the unknown?

212 upvotes • hahaha01357

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The significant differences of Rome and Carthage.

212 upvotes • Ouralian

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How did we end up with the standard paper sizes (8.5X11", 8.5X14",etc.)?

212 upvotes • ParameciaAntic

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Total War PC Games show ancient warfare as taking place between formations of soldiers on wide open battlefields in rectangular formations. How accurate is this as a portrayal of battle?

212 upvotes • JCurtisDrums

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Has crying always been taboo for men? Historically, what would have the reaction to men who cried?	212	Fibonacci35813
I am a French noble in the 1700s and it's ever so hot today. I shall require cooling and refreshments. What is at my disposal?	212	LukeInTheSkyWith
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, a pirate is given the 'Black Spot' and reacts as though he was given a death sentence. Was there any real equivalent to this among Caribbean pirates?	212	Oozing_Sex
How did Britain end up controlling half the world? What did they have that all the other countries didn't?	212	PandaMandaBear
When did the modern conception of Mizrachim, Ashkenazim, Sephardim come to be?	212	discretephenom
How were Arabs and black people with origins in the French colonial empire treated under the German occupation of France and the Vichy regime?	212	MagyarMuzulman
How did the letter "X" come to be associated with the unknown?	212	hahaha01357
The significant differences of Rome and Carthage.	212	Ouralian
How did we end up with the standard paper sizes (8.5X11", 8.5X14",etc.)?	212	ParameciaAntic
Total War PC Games show ancient warfare as taking place between formations of soldiers on wide open battlefields in rectangular formations. How accurate is this as a portrayal of battle?	212	JCurtisDrums