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Meet the new moderators!

188 upvotes • cleopatra_philopater

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Where did the trademark way of speaking for auctioneers come from?

188 upvotes • MadManMagnus

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What was the average of marriage for Roman men, and were Roman men "expected" to be in a "gay relationship" until the age of 30 or until they married?

188 upvotes • ApproximateConifold

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Has anyone, modern or contemporary, attempted to produce a full "org chart" of a medieval feudal system?

188 upvotes • Brickie78

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Is there any historical evidence of Jesus referring to himself as the son of God?

188 upvotes • classy_shart

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In 1230 Alexander II of Scotland had the baby daughter of a rival killed by dashing her head against the Market Cross in Forfar, do we know how this was viewed? And how the murder of young children was viewed in general?

188 upvotes • WhiteOwlUp

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According to legend, Romulus and Remus were the children of a vestal virgin raped by Mars; did Roman religious practices predate the city? Was the pantheon distinctly Roman or inherited from earlier civilizations (and how accurate is the depiction that it's just adapted from the Greeks)? NSFW

188 upvotes • td4999

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After slavery was outlawed following the end of the Civil War, Where did slaves living in the south move to or get money to move? How did the new law effect the lives of slaves?

188 upvotes • Joyful_Desecration

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Why are Children Nursery Rhymes so eerily dark?

188 upvotes • UysofSpades

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How did this "tradition" of men having short hair and women having long hair start?

188 upvotes • BriliantWriter2

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Meet the new moderators!	188	cleopatra_philopater
Where did the trademark way of speaking for auctioneers come from?	188	MadManMagnus
What was the average of marriage for Roman men, and were Roman men "expected" to be in a "gay relationship" until the age of 30 or until they married?	188	ApproximateConifold
Has anyone, modern or contemporary, attempted to produce a full "org chart" of a medieval feudal system?	188	Brickie78
Is there any historical evidence of Jesus referring to himself as the son of God?	188	classy_shart
In 1230 Alexander II of Scotland had the baby daughter of a rival killed by dashing her head against the Market Cross in Forfar, do we know how this was viewed? And how the murder of young children was viewed in general?	188	WhiteOwlUp
According to legend, Romulus and Remus were the children of a vestal virgin raped by Mars; did Roman religious practices predate the city? Was the pantheon distinctly Roman or inherited from earlier civilizations (and how accurate is the depiction that it's just adapted from the Greeks)? NSFW	188	td4999
After slavery was outlawed following the end of the Civil War, Where did slaves living in the south move to or get money to move? How did the new law effect the lives of slaves?	188	Joyful_Desecration
Why are Children Nursery Rhymes so eerily dark?	188	UysofSpades
How did this "tradition" of men having short hair and women having long hair start?	188	BriliantWriter2