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How did Ancient Greeks view Ancient Egyptians

190 upvotes • Nicoscope

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What is an interesting, but lesser known, civilization?

190 upvotes • MarcusOhRlyius

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How did explorers camp out two hundred years ago without tents and mesh netting while mosquitos and bugs constantly swarmed them? Did they really just man up and deal with it?

190 upvotes • ceramicfiver

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Did the Romans really force engineers to sleep under a bridge once it was completed?

190 upvotes • RockofStrength

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Is there anyone who predicted WWI or its brutality? Was it seen as inevitable or did it come as a surprise (or anything between both)?

190 upvotes • lethargicsquid

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I'm reading a pop history book at the moment that says that when the Saxons first came to Britain, they built houses with the floor carved about 2 feet into the ground, like a rectangular trench, with the structure built around it and nobody knows why. True?

190 upvotes • ramblerandgambler

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We’re opening up the wiki!

190 upvotes • caffarelli

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Did the allies/soviets dictate a new curriculum for German schools?

190 upvotes • VikingHair

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How did Judaism's 'Satan' (Heaven's Attorney-General) become the evil ruler of the world in Christianity? (X-post from DebateReligion)

190 upvotes • MidnightRamblerz

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When did people start using rings to display marital status and why?

190 upvotes • treyd0909

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Ancient Greeks view Ancient Egyptians	190	Nicoscope
What is an interesting, but lesser known, civilization?	190	MarcusOhRlyius
How did explorers camp out two hundred years ago without tents and mesh netting while mosquitos and bugs constantly swarmed them? Did they really just man up and deal with it?	190	ceramicfiver
Did the Romans really force engineers to sleep under a bridge once it was completed?	190	RockofStrength
Is there anyone who predicted WWI or its brutality? Was it seen as inevitable or did it come as a surprise (or anything between both)?	190	lethargicsquid
I'm reading a pop history book at the moment that says that when the Saxons first came to Britain, they built houses with the floor carved about 2 feet into the ground, like a rectangular trench, with the structure built around it and nobody knows why. True?	190	ramblerandgambler
We’re opening up the wiki!	190	caffarelli
Did the allies/soviets dictate a new curriculum for German schools?	190	VikingHair
How did Judaism's 'Satan' (Heaven's Attorney-General) become the evil ruler of the world in Christianity? (X-post from DebateReligion)	190	MidnightRamblerz
When did people start using rings to display marital status and why?	190	treyd0909