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Did modesty in clothing (particularly covering the genitalia) originate from one culture or did cultures develop this fashion concurrently?

196 upvotes • tlelepale

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What was the state of the city of Rome in 477 AD, one year after the "fall" of Western Rome?

196 upvotes • Ciscoblue113

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Did the Polish Winged Hussars actually wear things representing wings or Is that just a rumor? And how the their name originate

196 upvotes • Zand731

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Were there any public debates between Catholics and Protestants after Luther had kicked things off? If so, where were these held, and how well-informed would the general public be about these debates and their arguments?

196 upvotes • Pytheastic

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A scholar named Lucio Russo claims (reasonably) that Hellenistic-era Greeks knew about Caribbean islands. Does anyone besides Russo take this claim seriously?

196 upvotes • iorgfeflkd

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Did people get carriage-sick like you can get car sick?

196 upvotes • Op7imus

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What issues led President Harry Truman to relieve General Douglas MacArthur of command in April 1951

196 upvotes • tallyrand

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Why are the Rohingya in Myannmar/Burma so hated?

196 upvotes • Satanic_Doge

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How much of a co-ruler was Theodora (500-548) to her husband Justinian (482-565)?

196 upvotes • animehugs

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Why did the Europeans build their castles and cathedrals out of laboriously worked stone instead of concrete, considering the Romans had already invented it?

196 upvotes • Imacatdoincatstuff

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did modesty in clothing (particularly covering the genitalia) originate from one culture or did cultures develop this fashion concurrently?	196	tlelepale
What was the state of the city of Rome in 477 AD, one year after the "fall" of Western Rome?	196	Ciscoblue113
Did the Polish Winged Hussars actually wear things representing wings or Is that just a rumor? And how the their name originate	196	Zand731
Were there any public debates between Catholics and Protestants after Luther had kicked things off? If so, where were these held, and how well-informed would the general public be about these debates and their arguments?	196	Pytheastic
A scholar named Lucio Russo claims (reasonably) that Hellenistic-era Greeks knew about Caribbean islands. Does anyone besides Russo take this claim seriously?	196	iorgfeflkd
Did people get carriage-sick like you can get car sick?	196	Op7imus
What issues led President Harry Truman to relieve General Douglas MacArthur of command in April 1951	196	tallyrand
Why are the Rohingya in Myannmar/Burma so hated?	196	Satanic_Doge
How much of a co-ruler was Theodora (500-548) to her husband Justinian (482-565)?	196	animehugs
Why did the Europeans build their castles and cathedrals out of laboriously worked stone instead of concrete, considering the Romans had already invented it?	196	Imacatdoincatstuff