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Why does almost every village in England have a pretty much identical village hall, and when did this happen?

169 upvotes • Dizzy_Beacon

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I am a viking during the height of Danish raiding in the west, I am a Veteran of several raids and know how to fight well, my neighbours farm appeals to me, I know is not much of a fighter, could I challenge him to a holmgang for it?

169 upvotes • TheDanishDude

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Aztecs usually buried their dead in their family's home under the floor, but how did this work in the long term? Was the floor of every old home a mass grave for every family that ever lived in that home?

169 upvotes • 9Wind

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"I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it" ~Scipio Africanus. Could someone tell me the origin of this quote, and whether it was really said by Scipio Africanus, or just attributed to him?

169 upvotes • I_like_maps

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The story handed down through my family from my great-grandparents is that their names were changed at the US immigration desk. However, I’ve read elsewhere that the officials at those desks were only checking names against the ships’ manifests. Which is closer to the truth, or are both inaccurate?

169 upvotes • SkayaTheKarp

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The new weekly theme is: Power & Authority!

169 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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Why was Berlin divided after ww2 if it was inside east germany?

168 upvotes • gtx89

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Confederate flags frequently fly side by side with American flags. At what point did confederate sympathies stop being considered wholly incompatible with American patriotism?

168 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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I'm part of a Roman family in 12 BC and we just had a baby. What's the 'sleep training' plan or expectations for the first year? Up all night? Cry it out?

168 upvotes • redditposterunknown

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An American idiom is to add the phrase "and the horse you rode in on." to the end of a particular insult as a sign of contempt. However, it seems like no one exactly agrees upon what it means or originates from. When did this phrase emerge, and what was the context of its origin? NSFW

168 upvotes • mangafan96

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does almost every village in England have a pretty much identical village hall, and when did this happen?	169	Dizzy_Beacon
I am a viking during the height of Danish raiding in the west, I am a Veteran of several raids and know how to fight well, my neighbours farm appeals to me, I know is not much of a fighter, could I challenge him to a holmgang for it?	169	TheDanishDude
Aztecs usually buried their dead in their family's home under the floor, but how did this work in the long term? Was the floor of every old home a mass grave for every family that ever lived in that home?	169	9Wind
"I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it" ~Scipio Africanus. Could someone tell me the origin of this quote, and whether it was really said by Scipio Africanus, or just attributed to him?	169	I_like_maps
The story handed down through my family from my great-grandparents is that their names were changed at the US immigration desk. However, I’ve read elsewhere that the officials at those desks were only checking names against the ships’ manifests. Which is closer to the truth, or are both inaccurate?	169	SkayaTheKarp
The new weekly theme is: Power & Authority!	169	AlanSnooring
Why was Berlin divided after ww2 if it was inside east germany?	168	gtx89
Confederate flags frequently fly side by side with American flags. At what point did confederate sympathies stop being considered wholly incompatible with American patriotism?	168	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
I'm part of a Roman family in 12 BC and we just had a baby. What's the 'sleep training' plan or expectations for the first year? Up all night? Cry it out?	168	redditposterunknown
An American idiom is to add the phrase "and the horse you rode in on." to the end of a particular insult as a sign of contempt. However, it seems like no one exactly agrees upon what it means or originates from. When did this phrase emerge, and what was the context of its origin? NSFW	168	mangafan96