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Who is the first historically verifiable Pope of the Catholic Church?

148 upvotes • KBAREY

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When did the "full breakfast" become prominent on the British Isles? Why didn't it become prominent on the continent?

148 upvotes • 76vibrochamp

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Why is Belisarius so highly revered in military history? Was he really as good as most books claim or is his fame inflated?

148 upvotes • Gilgion

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How accurate is the proclamation that Irish slavery in America was as prolific as African slavery?

148 upvotes • joobtastic

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How illuminated would Ancient Rome have been?

148 upvotes • seeyaspacecowboy

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Why did Ronald Reagan start the tradition of saluting military members and is it technically incorrect for a president to do so?

148 upvotes • Stuck_In_the_Matrix

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Let's talk ancient sports science. Today, bodybuilders and athletes take a variety of whey proteins, creatine, have special diets, etc. Where there any rituals in the ancient or medieval world that people believed would help build muscle or just increase overall fitness?

148 upvotes • Vambrosek

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Where did the Germans get tobacco from during World War II?

148 upvotes • berimbolo90

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Chinese tactics in the Korean War

148 upvotes • timbomcchoi

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Would Vikings have known about India? How wide was their knowledge of the world?

148 upvotes • MisterBadIdea2

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who is the first historically verifiable Pope of the Catholic Church?	148	KBAREY
When did the "full breakfast" become prominent on the British Isles? Why didn't it become prominent on the continent?	148	76vibrochamp
Why is Belisarius so highly revered in military history? Was he really as good as most books claim or is his fame inflated?	148	Gilgion
How accurate is the proclamation that Irish slavery in America was as prolific as African slavery?	148	joobtastic
How illuminated would Ancient Rome have been?	148	seeyaspacecowboy
Why did Ronald Reagan start the tradition of saluting military members and is it technically incorrect for a president to do so?	148	Stuck_In_the_Matrix
Let's talk ancient sports science. Today, bodybuilders and athletes take a variety of whey proteins, creatine, have special diets, etc. Where there any rituals in the ancient or medieval world that people believed would help build muscle or just increase overall fitness?	148	Vambrosek
Where did the Germans get tobacco from during World War II?	148	berimbolo90
Chinese tactics in the Korean War	148	timbomcchoi
Would Vikings have known about India? How wide was their knowledge of the world?	148	MisterBadIdea2