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In Ancient Mesopotamia, how big were each family's farm?

145 upvotes • ojoemojo

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A professor of mine said the concept of boredom was a 19th century "invention" of the bourgeoisie. What does this mean exactly?

145 upvotes • jrriojase

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How "Lorem Ipsum", a text from ancient Rome, turned into a placeholder text?

145 upvotes • ARSamogin

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Was the Sikh Empire noticeably "nicer" than contemporary Indian states?

145 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did ancient Greeks and Romans wear underpants?

145 upvotes • Soaemiadis

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Were there any atheist societies in the past?

145 upvotes • Nukedpotato47

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Back when pregnancy was extremely deadly, did they take into account size difference between the (to be) married man and woman (especially hip size for women)?

145 upvotes • FraserBrendanInMummy

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How did jazz become academic?

145 upvotes • BZH_JJM

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Are there theories of evolution which pre-dated Charles Darwin?

145 upvotes • kwkierjote

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Why is Java so densely populated compared to the other Asian/Indonesian islands?

145 upvotes • DaveLean

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Ancient Mesopotamia, how big were each family's farm?	145	ojoemojo
A professor of mine said the concept of boredom was a 19th century "invention" of the bourgeoisie. What does this mean exactly?	145	jrriojase
How "Lorem Ipsum", a text from ancient Rome, turned into a placeholder text?	145	ARSamogin
Was the Sikh Empire noticeably "nicer" than contemporary Indian states?	145	[deleted]
Did ancient Greeks and Romans wear underpants?	145	Soaemiadis
Were there any atheist societies in the past?	145	Nukedpotato47
Back when pregnancy was extremely deadly, did they take into account size difference between the (to be) married man and woman (especially hip size for women)?	145	FraserBrendanInMummy
How did jazz become academic?	145	BZH_JJM
Are there theories of evolution which pre-dated Charles Darwin?	145	kwkierjote
Why is Java so densely populated compared to the other Asian/Indonesian islands?	145	DaveLean