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Were people in antiquity aware that far away places were on a different time of the day?

162 upvotes • Kaizokugari

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"Armenia in the east was a major source of wealth, but [it] would require regular and vigorous defence against various perennial enemies." Why was small, landlocked Armenia so important to the economy of the Byzantine Empire?

162 upvotes • envatted_love

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Why did so many prominent British soldiers and imperialists in the 19th and 20th century not marry?

162 upvotes • Otocolobus_manul8

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Why did Microsoft Windows use to have animated mascots in their operating system? Did User Experience research show that users responded better when Clippy was there to guide someone through Microsoft Word? Why were they removed in later versions?

162 upvotes • optiplex9000

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The Pontic-Caspian steppe is very rich in what is apparently very fertile soil (chernozem). But from what I can tell the region has mostly been inhabited by pastorialist nomads as opposed to agricultural societies. Why?

162 upvotes • rogbel

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1917 charge scene, would the field be like that?

162 upvotes • justsomemaniac

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Why isn't Ireland a member of NATO?

162 upvotes • MTN_Dewit

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After its publication, Progress and Poverty was the world's second best-selling book after the Bible, and now it's relatively unknown. When did Karl Marx become more famous than Henry George?

162 upvotes • DaveRubinsLeftNut

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How common was soy sauce as a condiment in medieval Asia? (specially in Korea). I know the history of soy sauce goes back to ancient times - but was it ever that common before modern mass-produced soy sauce hit shelves?

162 upvotes • Squeaky-squash

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The Nazis purged all communist sympathizers/left wingers during Hitler’s reign. How did the USSR find the vast number of people required to run the East German state apparatus after WWII?

162 upvotes • Remarkable-Youth-504

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were people in antiquity aware that far away places were on a different time of the day?	162	Kaizokugari
"Armenia in the east was a major source of wealth, but [it] would require regular and vigorous defence against various perennial enemies." Why was small, landlocked Armenia so important to the economy of the Byzantine Empire?	162	envatted_love
Why did so many prominent British soldiers and imperialists in the 19th and 20th century not marry?	162	Otocolobus_manul8
Why did Microsoft Windows use to have animated mascots in their operating system? Did User Experience research show that users responded better when Clippy was there to guide someone through Microsoft Word? Why were they removed in later versions?	162	optiplex9000
The Pontic-Caspian steppe is very rich in what is apparently very fertile soil (chernozem). But from what I can tell the region has mostly been inhabited by pastorialist nomads as opposed to agricultural societies. Why?	162	rogbel
1917 charge scene, would the field be like that?	162	justsomemaniac
Why isn't Ireland a member of NATO?	162	MTN_Dewit
After its publication, Progress and Poverty was the world's second best-selling book after the Bible, and now it's relatively unknown. When did Karl Marx become more famous than Henry George?	162	DaveRubinsLeftNut
How common was soy sauce as a condiment in medieval Asia? (specially in Korea). I know the history of soy sauce goes back to ancient times - but was it ever that common before modern mass-produced soy sauce hit shelves?	162	Squeaky-squash
The Nazis purged all communist sympathizers/left wingers during Hitler’s reign. How did the USSR find the vast number of people required to run the East German state apparatus after WWII?	162	Remarkable-Youth-504