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Did people really just say and do anything in front of their servants?

2671 upvotes • CentripetalFarce

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How did soldiers drafted in WW2 continue to meet financial commitments e.g., mortgages? I am assuming that at least some made more in their civilian occupations than Army wages.

2670 upvotes • dg25131081

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Hi! I'm Dr Ed Roberts, a historian of early medieval Europe. I recently wrote a book on the Frankish historian Flodoard, and I'm here to talk about the Carolingian Empire and its tenth-century successor kingdoms. AMA!

2669 upvotes • Ed-Roberts

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Is there a historical consensus as to why Gandhi was so obsessed with nuclear warheads?

2668 upvotes • vanderZwan

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When thieves steal a painting by cutting it out of the frame, what does the gallery do with the bit of painting that remains with the frame?

2667 upvotes • dont_worryaboutit139

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Floating Feature: Tell Your Scary (or not scary!) Stories from 690 to 1130 CE! It's Vol. V of 'The Story of Humankind'!

2667 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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If the Romans used X shaped crosses for crucifixions, how did the t shaped cross become such an iconic symbol of Christianity?

2666 upvotes • Pandamage

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Edgar Allen Poe’s dad, David Poe Jr, is said to have disappeared and abandoned his family around 1809. I found an 1810 census record of a David Poe Junr residing at the Bridewell Prison, for debtors, could that be Edgar’s dad?

2665 upvotes • pjhadster

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Did left-handed swordsmen have an advantage on the battlefield, like left-handed batters do in baseball?

2665 upvotes • George4Mayor86

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Why do massive job-creation projects like those of FDR's Works Progress Administration seem to have largely gone away by the late 20th century?

2663 upvotes • JJVMT

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did people really just say and do anything in front of their servants?	2671	CentripetalFarce
How did soldiers drafted in WW2 continue to meet financial commitments e.g., mortgages? I am assuming that at least some made more in their civilian occupations than Army wages.	2670	dg25131081
Hi! I'm Dr Ed Roberts, a historian of early medieval Europe. I recently wrote a book on the Frankish historian Flodoard, and I'm here to talk about the Carolingian Empire and its tenth-century successor kingdoms. AMA!	2669	Ed-Roberts
Is there a historical consensus as to why Gandhi was so obsessed with nuclear warheads?	2668	vanderZwan
When thieves steal a painting by cutting it out of the frame, what does the gallery do with the bit of painting that remains with the frame?	2667	dont_worryaboutit139
Floating Feature: Tell Your Scary (or not scary!) Stories from 690 to 1130 CE! It's Vol. V of 'The Story of Humankind'!	2667	Georgy_K_Zhukov
If the Romans used X shaped crosses for crucifixions, how did the t shaped cross become such an iconic symbol of Christianity?	2666	Pandamage
Edgar Allen Poe’s dad, David Poe Jr, is said to have disappeared and abandoned his family around 1809. I found an 1810 census record of a David Poe Junr residing at the Bridewell Prison, for debtors, could that be Edgar’s dad?	2665	pjhadster
Did left-handed swordsmen have an advantage on the battlefield, like left-handed batters do in baseball?	2665	George4Mayor86
Why do massive job-creation projects like those of FDR's Works Progress Administration seem to have largely gone away by the late 20th century?	2663	JJVMT