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In the Roman Empire, was there ever any significant debate about the moral issues with slavery?

1894 upvotes • Zaldarie

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What’s the best modern translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

1894 upvotes • i_like_jam

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What caused the deterioration of the rust belt

1894 upvotes • anarcho-hornyist

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Did Hitler ever personally harm or kill anyone?

1892 upvotes • Motha_Effin_Kitty_Yo

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I remember once being told Tolkien believed that Anglo-Saxon mythology never got developed and passed down to us (as it did in other Germanic speaking countries) because the Normans suppressed the native folkloric tradition. Any truth to that idea?

1892 upvotes • grapp

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Were there futurists in ancient history and what were their theories on how the world would be in the future?

1892 upvotes • rammyp

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What did Tolkien think of the fact that Led Zeppelin wrote several songs about the Lord of the Rings? Did he know about (or like) any of them?

1892 upvotes • Dinocrocodile

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Teddy Roosevelt sent the U.S. Navy to circumnavigate the globe. Was this a technical and logistical achievement for the world? An attempt to win hearts and minds abroad? Intimidation? What did the U.S. get out of it, and how did foreigners react?

1892 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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What was the Old Fashioned cocktail called before it was old enough to be old fashioned?

1890 upvotes • depanneur

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It took J Edgar Hoover just two years to go from a legal clerkship to a division head. What did he do his first two years of law enforcement to stand out?

1890 upvotes • Titus____Pullo

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In the Roman Empire, was there ever any significant debate about the moral issues with slavery?	1894	Zaldarie
What’s the best modern translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh?	1894	i_like_jam
What caused the deterioration of the rust belt	1894	anarcho-hornyist
Did Hitler ever personally harm or kill anyone?	1892	Motha_Effin_Kitty_Yo
I remember once being told Tolkien believed that Anglo-Saxon mythology never got developed and passed down to us (as it did in other Germanic speaking countries) because the Normans suppressed the native folkloric tradition. Any truth to that idea?	1892	grapp
Were there futurists in ancient history and what were their theories on how the world would be in the future?	1892	rammyp
What did Tolkien think of the fact that Led Zeppelin wrote several songs about the Lord of the Rings? Did he know about (or like) any of them?	1892	Dinocrocodile
Teddy Roosevelt sent the U.S. Navy to circumnavigate the globe. Was this a technical and logistical achievement for the world? An attempt to win hearts and minds abroad? Intimidation? What did the U.S. get out of it, and how did foreigners react?	1892	RusticBohemian
What was the Old Fashioned cocktail called before it was old enough to be old fashioned?	1890	depanneur
It took J Edgar Hoover just two years to go from a legal clerkship to a division head. What did he do his first two years of law enforcement to stand out?	1890	Titus____Pullo