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The First Amendment was passed in 1791. How did Freedom of Speech/Religion actually look in practice afterwards? Could people in 1792 walk the streets of New York, shouting “Hail Satan!”, and not be punished?

1654 upvotes • iwanttobepart

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Meta - which question that never got answered had the most upvotes?

1654 upvotes • [deleted]

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What happened to the land given to soldiers of the Roman army? Are there any surviving titles that exists today and are they still valid?

1652 upvotes • razzy1319

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It seems to have been common in medieval Christendom to leave money in one's will for prayers to be said "in perpetuity" for one's soul. What was the reality of the implementation of this? How long did "perpetuity" usually last? Are there any such Medieval bequests still honoured today?

1652 upvotes • Brickie78

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Did Stalin really say "Mama, do you remember our tsar? Well, I'm something like the tsar" ?

1652 upvotes • fiskiligr

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[META] Academic history is in trouble but the public demand for history content is enormous. What’s going on?

1652 upvotes • mancake

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You are a Roman solider marching a long distance. Your leg breaks for whatever reason; what happens?

1650 upvotes • Glorin

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All Hail the New Mods!

1649 upvotes • chocolatepot

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suppose it's AD300 and you ask an upperclass Roman who the emperor was 250 years years ago. Is it likely they'd be able to tell you without having to look it up?

1648 upvotes • grapp

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Ice Cream has been around as early as Persian Empire, circa 500 BCE. Both Chocolate and Vanilla come from New World plants, so their use as ice cream flavorings most likely didn't happen for at least another 2000 years. What were the most popular flavors up until that point?

1648 upvotes • whorish_ooze

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The First Amendment was passed in 1791. How did Freedom of Speech/Religion actually look in practice afterwards? Could people in 1792 walk the streets of New York, shouting “Hail Satan!”, and not be punished?	1654	iwanttobepart
Meta - which question that never got answered had the most upvotes?	1654	[deleted]
What happened to the land given to soldiers of the Roman army? Are there any surviving titles that exists today and are they still valid?	1652	razzy1319
It seems to have been common in medieval Christendom to leave money in one's will for prayers to be said "in perpetuity" for one's soul. What was the reality of the implementation of this? How long did "perpetuity" usually last? Are there any such Medieval bequests still honoured today?	1652	Brickie78
Did Stalin really say "Mama, do you remember our tsar? Well, I'm something like the tsar" ?	1652	fiskiligr
[META] Academic history is in trouble but the public demand for history content is enormous. What’s going on?	1652	mancake
You are a Roman solider marching a long distance. Your leg breaks for whatever reason; what happens?	1650	Glorin
All Hail the New Mods!	1649	chocolatepot
suppose it's AD300 and you ask an upperclass Roman who the emperor was 250 years years ago. Is it likely they'd be able to tell you without having to look it up?	1648	grapp
Ice Cream has been around as early as Persian Empire, circa 500 BCE. Both Chocolate and Vanilla come from New World plants, so their use as ice cream flavorings most likely didn't happen for at least another 2000 years. What were the most popular flavors up until that point?	1648	whorish_ooze