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How did the average citizen in the Middle Ages and earlier keep up with events outside their village/town?

164 upvotes • raketenfakmauspanzer

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Did romans have street names and street addresses? What was their mail system like in general? How would I mail a letter from Capua to Ephasis?

164 upvotes • mgilbrtsn

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Is there any truth to the claim that there is a massive pyramid in Visoko, Bosnia?

164 upvotes • the_dragonfruit

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Why are whales associated with cosmos so much?

164 upvotes • latenightesomeone

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Would peasants in medieval Europe go through cyclical weight change throughout the year?

164 upvotes • toefirefire

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At what point in history did the idea of a “chain” (i.e. restaurants, taverns, stores, etc.) develop?

164 upvotes • TxDrumsticks

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Unlike Eastern Christians, Iberian Christians under Muslim rule had started out as Catholics. How linked to the wider Catholic Church did they stay? Were there Bishops appointed by Rome? Did their theology change? Did they exchange letters or visit with French Christians? How isolated were they?

164 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Why does Santa say "HO HO HO"?

164 upvotes • Flowerpig

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Why did Jews stop writing down their history? Most of the Old Testament are the descriptions of Jewish history, their rulers, wars, tribes, alliances and so on. What caused them to stop updating that (or stop adding it as a valid part of the Bible)

164 upvotes • SomeRandomAbbadon

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I found historical letters. What should I do with them?

164 upvotes • Intelligent-Spare468

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the average citizen in the Middle Ages and earlier keep up with events outside their village/town?	164	raketenfakmauspanzer
Did romans have street names and street addresses? What was their mail system like in general? How would I mail a letter from Capua to Ephasis?	164	mgilbrtsn
Is there any truth to the claim that there is a massive pyramid in Visoko, Bosnia?	164	the_dragonfruit
Why are whales associated with cosmos so much?	164	latenightesomeone
Would peasants in medieval Europe go through cyclical weight change throughout the year?	164	toefirefire
At what point in history did the idea of a “chain” (i.e. restaurants, taverns, stores, etc.) develop?	164	TxDrumsticks
Unlike Eastern Christians, Iberian Christians under Muslim rule had started out as Catholics. How linked to the wider Catholic Church did they stay? Were there Bishops appointed by Rome? Did their theology change? Did they exchange letters or visit with French Christians? How isolated were they?	164	The_Manchurian
Why does Santa say "HO HO HO"?	164	Flowerpig
Why did Jews stop writing down their history? Most of the Old Testament are the descriptions of Jewish history, their rulers, wars, tribes, alliances and so on. What caused them to stop updating that (or stop adding it as a valid part of the Bible)	164	SomeRandomAbbadon
I found historical letters. What should I do with them?	164	Intelligent-Spare468