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Did the "average ancient person" attend public executions, or was it viewed as barbaric? Say Rome announced they planned to behead a valuable POW - how large of an audience could be expected?

1582 upvotes • YUdoth

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Why did Europe become less religious over time and the US didn't? (x-post from /r/askreddit)

1580 upvotes • apoeticturtle

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What happened to the KGB agents "in the field" during the collapse of the Soviet Union?

1580 upvotes • KuanX

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I was told recently that the "Traditional Western image of the 'witch' is historically based in Anti-Semitic imagery, especially the nose." Is there any truth is that?

1579 upvotes • derridad

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Why did all three of the great independent empires to have existed in India (Mughal, Gupta and Maurya) fail to conquer the southern tip of the Subcontinent?

1579 upvotes • Velteau

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Why did Stalin start the Berlin Blockade in 1948, risking a war with the West so soon after the devastation of WWII and with the US still having a monopoly on nuclear weapons?

1577 upvotes • ManicMarine

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Guns are loud. Artillery is louder. How did the German, French Russian, and British armies deal with tinnitus and other audio ear injuries during WW1?

1577 upvotes • JollyO

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Were "Wanted Dead or Alive" posters ever published as real legal notices in the US? If so, was anyone ever killed as a result of acting on such a notice through mistaken identity?

1576 upvotes • xaplexus

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What drugs were commonly used within the Roman Empire? Were there illegal drugs?

1576 upvotes • [deleted]

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When and went why did Asian Americans go from "yellow peril" to "model minority" in the minds of white Americans?

1575 upvotes • Feezec

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the "average ancient person" attend public executions, or was it viewed as barbaric? Say Rome announced they planned to behead a valuable POW - how large of an audience could be expected?	1582	YUdoth
Why did Europe become less religious over time and the US didn't? (x-post from /r/askreddit)	1580	apoeticturtle
What happened to the KGB agents "in the field" during the collapse of the Soviet Union?	1580	KuanX
I was told recently that the "Traditional Western image of the 'witch' is historically based in Anti-Semitic imagery, especially the nose." Is there any truth is that?	1579	derridad
Why did all three of the great independent empires to have existed in India (Mughal, Gupta and Maurya) fail to conquer the southern tip of the Subcontinent?	1579	Velteau
Why did Stalin start the Berlin Blockade in 1948, risking a war with the West so soon after the devastation of WWII and with the US still having a monopoly on nuclear weapons?	1577	ManicMarine
Guns are loud. Artillery is louder. How did the German, French Russian, and British armies deal with tinnitus and other audio ear injuries during WW1?	1577	JollyO
Were "Wanted Dead or Alive" posters ever published as real legal notices in the US? If so, was anyone ever killed as a result of acting on such a notice through mistaken identity?	1576	xaplexus
What drugs were commonly used within the Roman Empire? Were there illegal drugs?	1576	[deleted]
When and went why did Asian Americans go from "yellow peril" to "model minority" in the minds of white Americans?	1575	Feezec