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What is the oldest song that we still know the tune to?

2032 upvotes • LadyLandshark

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In Japan, houses are considered depreciating assets that are nearly worthless after a few decades. What factors led to this? It's different from every other country I'm aware of.

2032 upvotes • Kufat

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Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria was severely mentally impaired and suffered up to 20 seizures a day during his reign. He had 5 attempting to consumate his marriage. However after abdicating in 1848 at 55 he lived nearly 30 more years. What was his life like post-abdication?

2032 upvotes • FunImprovement166

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Domitian (CE 81-96) is the only Roman emperor who seems to have understood inflation and took measures to correct it by revaluing the currency. Why did later emperors not do this? Was the knowledge of the concept of inflation lost or something?

2032 upvotes • ApostleIsrafel

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Why did so many South American countries legalize homosexuality in the 1800s?

2031 upvotes • Green_Fudge

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Why did everybody and their brother seemingly have a castle in the Rhine Valley of Germany?

2031 upvotes • bpdilligaf

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How long would it take for a piece of silk to travel from China to, say, Rome, via the silk road during the 1st Century AD.

2031 upvotes • rubiscodisco

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During the Korean War, both Seoul and Pyongyang were occupied by enemy forces for several months. What do we know about the different occupation policies for these two capitals? Were there attempts to set up aligned local governments, to prosecute enemies of the occupying regimes, etc?

2031 upvotes • Snigaroo

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I always notice slave ship drawings show slaves shackled and on their backs. So when slave ships transported African slaves to the Americas, how did the slaves eat and eliminate waste? Did they lay that way for the entire journey? How many didn't make it ?

2030 upvotes • Rpizza

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How did the victims of McCarthy recover after he was made a mockery of at the end of his campaign? Did his accusations stick to the people after he lost his legitimacy in the eyes of the public?

2030 upvotes • Rancerle

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest song that we still know the tune to?	2032	LadyLandshark
In Japan, houses are considered depreciating assets that are nearly worthless after a few decades. What factors led to this? It's different from every other country I'm aware of.	2032	Kufat
Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria was severely mentally impaired and suffered up to 20 seizures a day during his reign. He had 5 attempting to consumate his marriage. However after abdicating in 1848 at 55 he lived nearly 30 more years. What was his life like post-abdication?	2032	FunImprovement166
Domitian (CE 81-96) is the only Roman emperor who seems to have understood inflation and took measures to correct it by revaluing the currency. Why did later emperors not do this? Was the knowledge of the concept of inflation lost or something?	2032	ApostleIsrafel
Why did so many South American countries legalize homosexuality in the 1800s?	2031	Green_Fudge
Why did everybody and their brother seemingly have a castle in the Rhine Valley of Germany?	2031	bpdilligaf
How long would it take for a piece of silk to travel from China to, say, Rome, via the silk road during the 1st Century AD.	2031	rubiscodisco
During the Korean War, both Seoul and Pyongyang were occupied by enemy forces for several months. What do we know about the different occupation policies for these two capitals? Were there attempts to set up aligned local governments, to prosecute enemies of the occupying regimes, etc?	2031	Snigaroo
I always notice slave ship drawings show slaves shackled and on their backs. So when slave ships transported African slaves to the Americas, how did the slaves eat and eliminate waste? Did they lay that way for the entire journey? How many didn't make it ?	2030	Rpizza
How did the victims of McCarthy recover after he was made a mockery of at the end of his campaign? Did his accusations stick to the people after he lost his legitimacy in the eyes of the public?	2030	Rancerle