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Why did elevated beds arise in some cultures while others use beds low to the ground?

195 upvotes • greenerT

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Did merchants or towns along the Silk Road's land route ever develop a creole language similar to sailors?

195 upvotes • [deleted]

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How much truth is there in the statement that "Only 15%-20% of actually soldiers fired their weapons in WW2?"

195 upvotes • shit_snacks

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What did the citizens of Rome know about the Empire during medieval times?

195 upvotes • pastanro

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Using 1960s technology, how hard would it have been to find Gilligan's Island?

195 upvotes • DawgBro

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How far back in time could I travel until I hit a language barrier?

195 upvotes • [deleted]

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Re-watching HBO's "Rome", I noticed two of the characters wearing what look like screen-printed t-shirts. Is this at all historically accurate?

195 upvotes • messijoez

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Did the major powers ever consider allowing women to fight when manpower was scarce during World War 1?

195 upvotes • thegamesurvivor

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"Roman cities drained wealth from the countryside; medieval cities created wealth for the countryside."

195 upvotes • Yukiomo

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Did Winston Churchill ... you know... with a pig? Did John Major? Did Margaret Thatcher?

195 upvotes • grantimatter

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did elevated beds arise in some cultures while others use beds low to the ground?	195	greenerT
Did merchants or towns along the Silk Road's land route ever develop a creole language similar to sailors?	195	[deleted]
How much truth is there in the statement that "Only 15%-20% of actually soldiers fired their weapons in WW2?"	195	shit_snacks
What did the citizens of Rome know about the Empire during medieval times?	195	pastanro
Using 1960s technology, how hard would it have been to find Gilligan's Island?	195	DawgBro
How far back in time could I travel until I hit a language barrier?	195	[deleted]
Re-watching HBO's "Rome", I noticed two of the characters wearing what look like screen-printed t-shirts. Is this at all historically accurate?	195	messijoez
Did the major powers ever consider allowing women to fight when manpower was scarce during World War 1?	195	thegamesurvivor
"Roman cities drained wealth from the countryside; medieval cities created wealth for the countryside."	195	Yukiomo
Did Winston Churchill ... you know... with a pig? Did John Major? Did Margaret Thatcher?	195	grantimatter