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Why did Private detectives become so popular after the Great War, or at least the depiction of a PI became romanticized in film and games?

187 upvotes • Sinfullhuman

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Musket warfare : Who gets the first row in line formation?

187 upvotes • coldandhumid

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Today we know Roman Emperors by names like "Hadrian," but with full names like "Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus," what would their friends and family call them?

187 upvotes • [deleted]

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A primary source I came across lumped Hitler, Stalin, and Fiorello La Guardia together. What made La Guardia a controversial figure in 1940s New York?

187 upvotes • Kugelfang52

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What did the people of Victorian England (whether lower class or aristocrats) know about/think about the American Old West?

187 upvotes • [deleted]

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Middle Age sources are chock full of people having long, clear visions sent from God, Mary, the Saints, etc. How do historians understand these?

187 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Who authorised Napoleon's expedition to Egypt and what the hell were they thinking?

187 upvotes • Baal_Moloch

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In the Iliad (Book 19) Odysseus tells Achilles that they should give the Trojans time to eat breakfast. What would’ve constituted a common breakfast in that place and era?

187 upvotes • Prussia792

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Why did law degrees in the US change from being undergraduate (LL.B.) to graduate (J.D.) in the 1960s.

187 upvotes • PersikovsLizard

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Why is 18 considered being adult (being able to vote) in many countries and where does this age come from?

187 upvotes • thomas1599

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Private detectives become so popular after the Great War, or at least the depiction of a PI became romanticized in film and games?	187	Sinfullhuman
Musket warfare : Who gets the first row in line formation?	187	coldandhumid
Today we know Roman Emperors by names like "Hadrian," but with full names like "Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus," what would their friends and family call them?	187	[deleted]
A primary source I came across lumped Hitler, Stalin, and Fiorello La Guardia together. What made La Guardia a controversial figure in 1940s New York?	187	Kugelfang52
What did the people of Victorian England (whether lower class or aristocrats) know about/think about the American Old West?	187	[deleted]
Middle Age sources are chock full of people having long, clear visions sent from God, Mary, the Saints, etc. How do historians understand these?	187	The_Manchurian
Who authorised Napoleon's expedition to Egypt and what the hell were they thinking?	187	Baal_Moloch
In the Iliad (Book 19) Odysseus tells Achilles that they should give the Trojans time to eat breakfast. What would’ve constituted a common breakfast in that place and era?	187	Prussia792
Why did law degrees in the US change from being undergraduate (LL.B.) to graduate (J.D.) in the 1960s.	187	PersikovsLizard
Why is 18 considered being adult (being able to vote) in many countries and where does this age come from?	187	thomas1599