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I am a Medieval con artist who wants to pass off a chunk of old wood as a piece of the True Cross. How do I go about doing that?

1969 upvotes • Skipp_To_My_Lou

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Abigail Adams famously implored her husband, John, to "Remember the Ladies" while forging the new US government. To what extent, if any, did he try to follow through on that?

1969 upvotes • Garden_Statesman

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Where were Caesar's lictors when the senators were attacking him?

1968 upvotes • Griegz

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The Japanese ambassador to Germany in 1937 was married to a German woman. Was there any reaction by the Nazis to this?

1967 upvotes • leopold_s

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In Europe incest has lead to Kings and Aristocrats being affected by genetic disorders. Have the dynasties of Chinese history been affected by genetic diseases likewise or was incest considered taboo enough to prevent the Chinese from inbreeding as ambitiously as Europeans did?

1967 upvotes • GTAhoffmann

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How was the printing press adjusted for alphabets that have connected lettering by design (e.g. Arabic)? Did it delay the introduction of the printing press in regions where such alphabets are used?

1967 upvotes • tyeunbroken

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I've heard that the majority of cuneiform tablets have never been studied by a trained expert due to the sheer number of them discovered. How do historians prioritize which tablets should be studied and translated first in large collections like that?

1966 upvotes • wx_bombadil

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In Braveheart, Edward Longshanks straight up murders a guy in front of his son and a couple of guards/soldiers. Could a 14th century king really do that with no repercussions?

1965 upvotes • MisterBigStuff

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What caused the Assyrians to (and I believe this is the historically accurate wording) lose they damn minds?!

1964 upvotes • MrPoliSciGuy

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The 1931 film Frankenstein begins with a warning to the audience that the studio thinks it's too scary, and audiences might be shocked. Was this merely a marketing gimmick, or did Universal truly believe that the film was so scary compared to other films that it warranted a warning to audiences?

1964 upvotes • derstherower

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I am a Medieval con artist who wants to pass off a chunk of old wood as a piece of the True Cross. How do I go about doing that?	1969	Skipp_To_My_Lou
Abigail Adams famously implored her husband, John, to "Remember the Ladies" while forging the new US government. To what extent, if any, did he try to follow through on that?	1969	Garden_Statesman
Where were Caesar's lictors when the senators were attacking him?	1968	Griegz
The Japanese ambassador to Germany in 1937 was married to a German woman. Was there any reaction by the Nazis to this?	1967	leopold_s
In Europe incest has lead to Kings and Aristocrats being affected by genetic disorders. Have the dynasties of Chinese history been affected by genetic diseases likewise or was incest considered taboo enough to prevent the Chinese from inbreeding as ambitiously as Europeans did?	1967	GTAhoffmann
How was the printing press adjusted for alphabets that have connected lettering by design (e.g. Arabic)? Did it delay the introduction of the printing press in regions where such alphabets are used?	1967	tyeunbroken
I've heard that the majority of cuneiform tablets have never been studied by a trained expert due to the sheer number of them discovered. How do historians prioritize which tablets should be studied and translated first in large collections like that?	1966	wx_bombadil
In Braveheart, Edward Longshanks straight up murders a guy in front of his son and a couple of guards/soldiers. Could a 14th century king really do that with no repercussions?	1965	MisterBigStuff
What caused the Assyrians to (and I believe this is the historically accurate wording) lose they damn minds?!	1964	MrPoliSciGuy
The 1931 film Frankenstein begins with a warning to the audience that the studio thinks it's too scary, and audiences might be shocked. Was this merely a marketing gimmick, or did Universal truly believe that the film was so scary compared to other films that it warranted a warning to audiences?	1964	derstherower