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Did ancient Rome have a process for informing the families when a soldier was killed?

1677 upvotes • quiverflaps

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As a result of 9/11, was Osama Bin Laden’s aim to expel the US from the Middle East or to draw them in?

1677 upvotes • [deleted]

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Let's says we're in late 700s France and my job is to prepare a feast for Charlemagne. What does the prep and execution for a meal that grand look like with the food and tools I have available?

1677 upvotes • Ellikichi

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How common was organized crime in the medieval period and the ancient world?

1676 upvotes • laidlyworm

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Why is JFK's official White House portrait so different than those of previous presidents?

1675 upvotes • whitesock

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How were wax seals and such not counterfeited?

1675 upvotes • greatest_fapperalive

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It is the 18th c. and I am a pretty, young, sexually naive girl who has just met a lascivious Lord with a dark secret. What is my day like? NSFW

1675 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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According to Kurlansky’s ‘Salt’, there was a law in 1660s France that forced people to buy 7kg of salt a year, a quantity that could only be fully used when making salted meats. This law also made the making of these salted meats illegal. Was there a reasoning behind this instead of a regular tax?

1675 upvotes • xain1112

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Do we know how long a typical gladiator fight would last? Would it be a matter of brief minutes, or could it last around an hour or more?

1674 upvotes • Starkiller32

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The Polish government-in-exile, the remnants of the leadership of the second Polish republic, existed from 1939-1990. During that time they had numerous presidents and prime ministers. How did it function as a democracy, if in exile? Who was doing the voting?

1674 upvotes • PsyduckSexTape

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did ancient Rome have a process for informing the families when a soldier was killed?	1677	quiverflaps
As a result of 9/11, was Osama Bin Laden’s aim to expel the US from the Middle East or to draw them in?	1677	[deleted]
Let's says we're in late 700s France and my job is to prepare a feast for Charlemagne. What does the prep and execution for a meal that grand look like with the food and tools I have available?	1677	Ellikichi
How common was organized crime in the medieval period and the ancient world?	1676	laidlyworm
Why is JFK's official White House portrait so different than those of previous presidents?	1675	whitesock
How were wax seals and such not counterfeited?	1675	greatest_fapperalive
It is the 18th c. and I am a pretty, young, sexually naive girl who has just met a lascivious Lord with a dark secret. What is my day like? NSFW	1675	Georgy_K_Zhukov
According to Kurlansky’s ‘Salt’, there was a law in 1660s France that forced people to buy 7kg of salt a year, a quantity that could only be fully used when making salted meats. This law also made the making of these salted meats illegal. Was there a reasoning behind this instead of a regular tax?	1675	xain1112
Do we know how long a typical gladiator fight would last? Would it be a matter of brief minutes, or could it last around an hour or more?	1674	Starkiller32
The Polish government-in-exile, the remnants of the leadership of the second Polish republic, existed from 1939-1990. During that time they had numerous presidents and prime ministers. How did it function as a democracy, if in exile? Who was doing the voting?	1674	PsyduckSexTape