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Did German newspapers really have employees whose sole job was to go to jail if the newspaper was sued for libel?

211 upvotes • dhmontgomery

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When Xenophon passed through Nineveh, he didn't know what the city was and no local knew what it was. Considering the survival of the ethnic Assyrians, how did this happen?

211 upvotes • StrangeSemiticLatin2

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How would have Tycho Brahe managed his glorious mustache?

211 upvotes • TanktopSamurai

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I have a letter from 1917 from my great x 3 grandfather running from the Mexican general Pancho Villa, Escaping death by being covered in a shallow grave. Is this sending somewhere?

211 upvotes • regularfreakinguser

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How did the sudden massive Western interest in Indian spirituality and religion from the mid-20th century impact and change the religious landscape of India?

211 upvotes • fan_of_the_pikachu

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How effected were Alaskan natives during Russian expansion? How did Russia compare against Spain, Portugal, England in the new world?

211 upvotes • boodyclap

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With the extreme cold front hitting the midwest over the next few days, it makes me wonder how/if people in early american history survived the extreme cold without efficient heating or weather forecasts. Were there recorded times that were significantly treacherous? How did they survive?

211 upvotes • Womantis_TobogganMD

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Why was "soviet" never translated into the English name of the USSR?

211 upvotes • toysmith

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Both the Roman Republic founding myth and Greek democracy story are very similar(both involve a tyrant raping a nobleman's daughter) and happened at the same time(510 BC vs 509 BC). Is this pure coincidence? NSFW

211 upvotes • drowawayzee

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Why do we celebrate third place?

211 upvotes • karaokejoker

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did German newspapers really have employees whose sole job was to go to jail if the newspaper was sued for libel?	211	dhmontgomery
When Xenophon passed through Nineveh, he didn't know what the city was and no local knew what it was. Considering the survival of the ethnic Assyrians, how did this happen?	211	StrangeSemiticLatin2
How would have Tycho Brahe managed his glorious mustache?	211	TanktopSamurai
I have a letter from 1917 from my great x 3 grandfather running from the Mexican general Pancho Villa, Escaping death by being covered in a shallow grave. Is this sending somewhere?	211	regularfreakinguser
How did the sudden massive Western interest in Indian spirituality and religion from the mid-20th century impact and change the religious landscape of India?	211	fan_of_the_pikachu
How effected were Alaskan natives during Russian expansion? How did Russia compare against Spain, Portugal, England in the new world?	211	boodyclap
With the extreme cold front hitting the midwest over the next few days, it makes me wonder how/if people in early american history survived the extreme cold without efficient heating or weather forecasts. Were there recorded times that were significantly treacherous? How did they survive?	211	Womantis_TobogganMD
Why was "soviet" never translated into the English name of the USSR?	211	toysmith
Both the Roman Republic founding myth and Greek democracy story are very similar(both involve a tyrant raping a nobleman's daughter) and happened at the same time(510 BC vs 509 BC). Is this pure coincidence? NSFW	211	drowawayzee
Why do we celebrate third place?	211	karaokejoker