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In Ken Follett’s “World Without End” he writes that when medieval people would travel on roads they would use a system where they would run for twenty paces, then walk for twenty paces, and so on. Is this accurate?

1851 upvotes • Languidleo

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What exactly was Alexander the great's end goal? World empire? Spreading Greek/Macedonian culture everywhere? Just personal glory?

1851 upvotes • ChloeKesh

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What is actually known about Roman gladiators? The revisionist view seems to be that they were professionals who barely ever killed each other while the traditional view is that they were mostly condemned slaves and criminals who were meant to die. Was it a mix of both?

1850 upvotes • Elphinstone1842

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What happened to the $2.3trillion Rumsfeld announced was missing on Sep10 2001?

1850 upvotes • dontnormally

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Did ancient Romans deliberately make mistakes (in mosaics, other)?

1850 upvotes • CmdrButts

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Soviet Excavations in the Arctic Circle: Why Can't I find the Lost City of Mangazeya on a Modern Map?

1850 upvotes • iamthemayor

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As a child, my grandmother who was born in 1892 used to sing me a very macabre lullaby called Two Babes In The Woods. I think the song originated in England but not sure of the date, maybe mid 1800's. Any thoughts on why parents told their children these kinds of horrific stories?

1849 upvotes • Justmetalking

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According to Andrew Roberts, Haiti in the early 1790’s, half an island with 8,000 people, produced more value of crops than every other American or Caribbean colony combined. How is it agriculturally possible to farm to densely?

1849 upvotes • CaesarISaGod

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I'm an 18 year old guy in Germany, 1939. How do I survive the war without going to the front or being connected to any war crimes?

1849 upvotes • L4r5man

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The first season of Batman: The Animated Series is 65 episodes long. This seems insane by contemporary standards, particularly for an animated show in the 90s. Was it common for studios to order enough episodes of an animated show to get it to syndication in the first year?

1848 upvotes • handbanana12

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Ken Follett’s “World Without End” he writes that when medieval people would travel on roads they would use a system where they would run for twenty paces, then walk for twenty paces, and so on. Is this accurate?	1851	Languidleo
What exactly was Alexander the great's end goal? World empire? Spreading Greek/Macedonian culture everywhere? Just personal glory?	1851	ChloeKesh
What is actually known about Roman gladiators? The revisionist view seems to be that they were professionals who barely ever killed each other while the traditional view is that they were mostly condemned slaves and criminals who were meant to die. Was it a mix of both?	1850	Elphinstone1842
What happened to the $2.3trillion Rumsfeld announced was missing on Sep10 2001?	1850	dontnormally
Did ancient Romans deliberately make mistakes (in mosaics, other)?	1850	CmdrButts
Soviet Excavations in the Arctic Circle: Why Can't I find the Lost City of Mangazeya on a Modern Map?	1850	iamthemayor
As a child, my grandmother who was born in 1892 used to sing me a very macabre lullaby called Two Babes In The Woods. I think the song originated in England but not sure of the date, maybe mid 1800's. Any thoughts on why parents told their children these kinds of horrific stories?	1849	Justmetalking
According to Andrew Roberts, Haiti in the early 1790’s, half an island with 8,000 people, produced more value of crops than every other American or Caribbean colony combined. How is it agriculturally possible to farm to densely?	1849	CaesarISaGod
I'm an 18 year old guy in Germany, 1939. How do I survive the war without going to the front or being connected to any war crimes?	1849	L4r5man
The first season of Batman: The Animated Series is 65 episodes long. This seems insane by contemporary standards, particularly for an animated show in the 90s. Was it common for studios to order enough episodes of an animated show to get it to syndication in the first year?	1848	handbanana12