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Were brothels and prostitution as ubiquitous in the American West as is portrayed in film and fiction?

186 upvotes • moby323

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Repost: In the 16th C. Leo Africanus said the Sub Saharan African city of Gao was "very civilised compared to Timbuktu". What was this opinion based on and what was Gao like at the time?

186 upvotes • Dinocrocodile

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What happened to Roman military technology after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

186 upvotes • JamesKoach

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Why did Havard (and not Yale, Princeton, etc.) end up being regarded as the most prestigious university in the USA and perhaps the whole world?

186 upvotes • 951052736

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Why did the Ottoman Empire not establish colonies in the New World?

186 upvotes • ya-boi-bobby-hill

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How to refute a holocaust denier

186 upvotes • sukinawah

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Why are leases between countries usually for 99 years? When did this start?

186 upvotes • zachar3

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As part of his diplomatic tour of Europe, Manuel II became the only Byzantine Emperor to visit Britain, over Christmas 1400. Henry IV held a joust in his honour, and Manuel stayed at Eltham Palace. I want to know if there's more to the story.

186 upvotes • eindride

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Has there been any progress made on discovering the tomb of Genghis Khan?

186 upvotes • winplease

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Back in the middle ages drinking beer and wine was a common thing to do on a regular basis and since I can't imagine, that the dangers of alcohol consumption for pregnant women was known yet, how come that most babies born weren't affected by fetal alcohol syndrome?

186 upvotes • SnowyBlindy

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Were brothels and prostitution as ubiquitous in the American West as is portrayed in film and fiction?	186	moby323
Repost: In the 16th C. Leo Africanus said the Sub Saharan African city of Gao was "very civilised compared to Timbuktu". What was this opinion based on and what was Gao like at the time?	186	Dinocrocodile
What happened to Roman military technology after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?	186	JamesKoach
Why did Havard (and not Yale, Princeton, etc.) end up being regarded as the most prestigious university in the USA and perhaps the whole world?	186	951052736
Why did the Ottoman Empire not establish colonies in the New World?	186	ya-boi-bobby-hill
How to refute a holocaust denier	186	sukinawah
Why are leases between countries usually for 99 years? When did this start?	186	zachar3
As part of his diplomatic tour of Europe, Manuel II became the only Byzantine Emperor to visit Britain, over Christmas 1400. Henry IV held a joust in his honour, and Manuel stayed at Eltham Palace. I want to know if there's more to the story.	186	eindride
Has there been any progress made on discovering the tomb of Genghis Khan?	186	winplease
Back in the middle ages drinking beer and wine was a common thing to do on a regular basis and since I can't imagine, that the dangers of alcohol consumption for pregnant women was known yet, how come that most babies born weren't affected by fetal alcohol syndrome?	186	SnowyBlindy