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Who had access to the Library of Alexandria?

2351 upvotes • NY17blue

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The Manichean prophet Mani regarded AXUM as one of the four great powers of his time, the others were Persia, Rome and China. How much did these three empires know about Axum and what was their relationship with them?

2351 upvotes • KevTravels

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Why were Chinese walls built so differently to European walls? What caused this divergence in wall construction?

2351 upvotes • DanKensington

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Is it actually true that Benjamin Franklin was not trusted to write the Declaration of Independence because he might hide a joke in it?

2349 upvotes • jokersleuth

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How did people wear Victorian era clothing (as painfully restrictive and heavily layered as it was) in summer heat (and not straight up die)?

2349 upvotes • Imaginary_anti_hero

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I love coffee, if I traveled back to Revolutionary era America and tried the coffee there, would I probably still enjoy it? Would I recognize the brewing techniques? Would I easily be able to get cream and sugar with it?

2348 upvotes • ironheart777

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Did Britain entertain retaking the U.S. and if so, for how long did such sentiment endure?

2348 upvotes • TBB51

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In the US we hear a lot about the Red Scare during the Cold War, but not so much about the other side. Did citizens of Soviet Russia have an equivalent "capitalist" or "democratic" scare?

2348 upvotes • Applied_Mathematics

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In the film 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016), there is one scene in which a Protestant, a Catholic and an Orthodox priest and a Jewish rabbi are consulted about the titular film-within-a-film's depiction of Jesus. How far did film studios in the 50s actually try to avoid offending religious sensibilities?

2347 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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Jewish minorities have lived in China and India for thousands of years. Historically did they face any anti-Semitism like the Jewish people living in Europe did?

2347 upvotes • Tatem1961

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who had access to the Library of Alexandria?	2351	NY17blue
The Manichean prophet Mani regarded AXUM as one of the four great powers of his time, the others were Persia, Rome and China. How much did these three empires know about Axum and what was their relationship with them?	2351	KevTravels
Why were Chinese walls built so differently to European walls? What caused this divergence in wall construction?	2351	DanKensington
Is it actually true that Benjamin Franklin was not trusted to write the Declaration of Independence because he might hide a joke in it?	2349	jokersleuth
How did people wear Victorian era clothing (as painfully restrictive and heavily layered as it was) in summer heat (and not straight up die)?	2349	Imaginary_anti_hero
I love coffee, if I traveled back to Revolutionary era America and tried the coffee there, would I probably still enjoy it? Would I recognize the brewing techniques? Would I easily be able to get cream and sugar with it?	2348	ironheart777
Did Britain entertain retaking the U.S. and if so, for how long did such sentiment endure?	2348	TBB51
In the US we hear a lot about the Red Scare during the Cold War, but not so much about the other side. Did citizens of Soviet Russia have an equivalent "capitalist" or "democratic" scare?	2348	Applied_Mathematics
In the film 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016), there is one scene in which a Protestant, a Catholic and an Orthodox priest and a Jewish rabbi are consulted about the titular film-within-a-film's depiction of Jesus. How far did film studios in the 50s actually try to avoid offending religious sensibilities?	2347	EnclavedMicrostate
Jewish minorities have lived in China and India for thousands of years. Historically did they face any anti-Semitism like the Jewish people living in Europe did?	2347	Tatem1961