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Ancient Mediterranean piracy was largely wiped out by the Romans in the first century BC. But what about Indian Ocean piracy? With the vast wealth of India, Rome and China crisscrossing the seas from Egypt to Malacca, was piracy a major issue in the region in antiquity?

1923 upvotes • KawadaShogo

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I'm the fifth son of a relatively empoverished german baron in the 14th century. Assuming I'm getting kicked out what are my best chances of making it in the big, mean world ?

1923 upvotes • Ierax29

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What kept Jews from "Blending In" during WWII?

1922 upvotes • THE_ANGRY_CATHOLIC

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How did Robert E. Lee manage to more than double the size of his army (30,000 to 75,000) in three months, following Antietam, in time for Fredericksburg?

1922 upvotes • Comrade-Chernov

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Adopted in 1889, the Swiss flag is one of two square-shaped sovereign flags in the world. Why is the Swiss flag square? Have the Vatican - the other state with a square-shaped flag - something to do with it?

1922 upvotes • Kerkinitis

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Was Reagan the first divorced President? Was much attention given to it, or was it treated as a non-issue? Was it seem as a reflection of changing times, viewed as a moral question, or handled in some other way?

1921 upvotes • td4999

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The Iliad: there are some strange drink recipes in it. Do we know if people actually consumed that stuff?

1920 upvotes • florinandrei

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Why did grappling martial arts seem to predominate in West, South, and Central Asia; while striking martial arts seem to predominate in East and Southeast Asia?

1919 upvotes • mrhuggables

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Thai focus on Native Americans?

1919 upvotes • _hammitt

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In 2018, 17 years after 9/11, every school in America holds commemorations. Did they do that for Pearl Harbor in 1958?

1917 upvotes • abc-noah-is-me

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Ancient Mediterranean piracy was largely wiped out by the Romans in the first century BC. But what about Indian Ocean piracy? With the vast wealth of India, Rome and China crisscrossing the seas from Egypt to Malacca, was piracy a major issue in the region in antiquity?	1923	KawadaShogo
I'm the fifth son of a relatively empoverished german baron in the 14th century. Assuming I'm getting kicked out what are my best chances of making it in the big, mean world ?	1923	Ierax29
What kept Jews from "Blending In" during WWII?	1922	THE_ANGRY_CATHOLIC
How did Robert E. Lee manage to more than double the size of his army (30,000 to 75,000) in three months, following Antietam, in time for Fredericksburg?	1922	Comrade-Chernov
Adopted in 1889, the Swiss flag is one of two square-shaped sovereign flags in the world. Why is the Swiss flag square? Have the Vatican - the other state with a square-shaped flag - something to do with it?	1922	Kerkinitis
Was Reagan the first divorced President? Was much attention given to it, or was it treated as a non-issue? Was it seem as a reflection of changing times, viewed as a moral question, or handled in some other way?	1921	td4999
The Iliad: there are some strange drink recipes in it. Do we know if people actually consumed that stuff?	1920	florinandrei
Why did grappling martial arts seem to predominate in West, South, and Central Asia; while striking martial arts seem to predominate in East and Southeast Asia?	1919	mrhuggables
Thai focus on Native Americans?	1919	_hammitt
In 2018, 17 years after 9/11, every school in America holds commemorations. Did they do that for Pearl Harbor in 1958?	1917	abc-noah-is-me