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Did any pre-1972 films depict video games?

161 upvotes • donarumo

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What did people with bad vision (pre invention of corrective lenses) do to survive? How were their lives? Did they die younger?

161 upvotes • malaka789

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Is there any evidence that pagan religions added Christ to their pantheon of gods?

161 upvotes • Theoson

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What was the significance of Socrates's (supposed) last words?

161 upvotes • Didinium

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Was the marriage of The Catholic Monarchs, Isabelle and Ferdinand, as 'equal' as it seems in the paintings and stories that I see and hear on my vacation in southern Spain?

161 upvotes • PrinceChocomel

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Was Imperial Roman marble statuary always painted?

161 upvotes • 2Byzantine4Med

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St. Petersburg was built by the orders of Peter the I on a very swampy land. Currently St. Petersburg is the second most populated city in Russia. How were people convinced to come live in a such inhospitable and barren land?

161 upvotes • [deleted]

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What was life like for Hispanics/Latinos in pre-Civil Rights Act America? Did they suffer the same types of discrimination as African-Americans?

161 upvotes • Riabugga

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Did the Euphrates Tunnel exist?

161 upvotes • Hernus

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What would a Mongol army under Genghis Khan, or one of his generals, sound like? Did they use drums, war cries, chants, or anything else while riding into or during battle?

161 upvotes • Xtacles

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did any pre-1972 films depict video games?	161	donarumo
What did people with bad vision (pre invention of corrective lenses) do to survive? How were their lives? Did they die younger?	161	malaka789
Is there any evidence that pagan religions added Christ to their pantheon of gods?	161	Theoson
What was the significance of Socrates's (supposed) last words?	161	Didinium
Was the marriage of The Catholic Monarchs, Isabelle and Ferdinand, as 'equal' as it seems in the paintings and stories that I see and hear on my vacation in southern Spain?	161	PrinceChocomel
Was Imperial Roman marble statuary always painted?	161	2Byzantine4Med
St. Petersburg was built by the orders of Peter the I on a very swampy land. Currently St. Petersburg is the second most populated city in Russia. How were people convinced to come live in a such inhospitable and barren land?	161	[deleted]
What was life like for Hispanics/Latinos in pre-Civil Rights Act America? Did they suffer the same types of discrimination as African-Americans?	161	Riabugga
Did the Euphrates Tunnel exist?	161	Hernus
What would a Mongol army under Genghis Khan, or one of his generals, sound like? Did they use drums, war cries, chants, or anything else while riding into or during battle?	161	Xtacles