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Are there any accounts of serial killers in Ancient Rome?

159 upvotes • Legionary1248

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When did the concept of not working on weekends start?

159 upvotes • psychoticpython

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I am a Pakistani whose grandparents migrated from India during the partition in 1947. When would my ancestors have converted from their native religion (presumably Hinduism) to Islam?

159 upvotes • GLAZED_DONUT

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Why did the USSR reject genetics?

159 upvotes • Jelly-Robot

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Did King Arthur exist?

159 upvotes • Super_Saiyan_Carl

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What specifically did the Rosenbergs give to the Soviets?

159 upvotes • harumphfrog

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Why were African nations after colonization seemingly unwilling to revise colonial borders?

159 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was there anything like a game show before television? Did Medieval peasants answer trivia in the hopes of winning a BRAND NEW HORSE or something like that?

159 upvotes • fathercthulu

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I want to build a castle in England in the 13th Century...how do I go about doing it?

159 upvotes • NotARandomNumber

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Rules Roundtable #1- Explaining the Rules about Sources

159 upvotes • Commustar

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any accounts of serial killers in Ancient Rome?	159	Legionary1248
When did the concept of not working on weekends start?	159	psychoticpython
I am a Pakistani whose grandparents migrated from India during the partition in 1947. When would my ancestors have converted from their native religion (presumably Hinduism) to Islam?	159	GLAZED_DONUT
Why did the USSR reject genetics?	159	Jelly-Robot
Did King Arthur exist?	159	Super_Saiyan_Carl
What specifically did the Rosenbergs give to the Soviets?	159	harumphfrog
Why were African nations after colonization seemingly unwilling to revise colonial borders?	159	[deleted]
Was there anything like a game show before television? Did Medieval peasants answer trivia in the hopes of winning a BRAND NEW HORSE or something like that?	159	fathercthulu
I want to build a castle in England in the 13th Century...how do I go about doing it?	159	NotARandomNumber
Rules Roundtable #1- Explaining the Rules about Sources	159	Commustar