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I realised I do not know about how Rome end up conquering Greece. What was the relations like before Greece was conquered? What was the process like? Who were their principal opponents? Did cultural similarities play a role?

4833 upvotes • Alpy94

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Did Elizabeth I of England ever comment on the fact that her father had her mother executed?

4833 upvotes • dngaay

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Tchaikovskys 1812 overture rather famously includes cannons as an instrument. Was it ever actually performed with them at the time, and how did people react?

4814 upvotes • Fellowship_9

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In 1871, only about 12% of Paraguayans were male. What were the short-term and long-term effects of this?

4809 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Aelfgifu ("Elf-gift") was seemingly a fairly popular name for noble Anglo-Saxon women. What was the Anglo-Saxon conception of "elves" and how did it play with church doctrine?

4806 upvotes • Brickie78

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Why were such awful colors popular in the U.S. in the 1970s?

4800 upvotes • El_Seven

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"Christianity didn't become a world religion because of quality of its teachings, but by the quantity of its violence" - Eleanor Ferguson. Is this statement historically correct?

4800 upvotes • irubmydickeveryday

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Why do actors talk so oddly in American 1950s sitcoms?

4799 upvotes • flaques

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How did the average European citizen in the 1490s react to the discovery of the Americas?

4794 upvotes • Rebel_Emperor

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During his lifetime, Julius Caesar had been to both Egypt and Britain on military campaign. In summer months, a day in London lasts about 2hrs longer than one in Alexandria. Did Caesar or any of his contemporaries have an explanation for this? Did they even notice it?

4793 upvotes • senormoll

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I realised I do not know about how Rome end up conquering Greece. What was the relations like before Greece was conquered? What was the process like? Who were their principal opponents? Did cultural similarities play a role?	4833	Alpy94
Did Elizabeth I of England ever comment on the fact that her father had her mother executed?	4833	dngaay
Tchaikovskys 1812 overture rather famously includes cannons as an instrument. Was it ever actually performed with them at the time, and how did people react?	4814	Fellowship_9
In 1871, only about 12% of Paraguayans were male. What were the short-term and long-term effects of this?	4809	The_Manchurian
Aelfgifu ("Elf-gift") was seemingly a fairly popular name for noble Anglo-Saxon women. What was the Anglo-Saxon conception of "elves" and how did it play with church doctrine?	4806	Brickie78
Why were such awful colors popular in the U.S. in the 1970s?	4800	El_Seven
"Christianity didn't become a world religion because of quality of its teachings, but by the quantity of its violence" - Eleanor Ferguson. Is this statement historically correct?	4800	irubmydickeveryday
Why do actors talk so oddly in American 1950s sitcoms?	4799	flaques
How did the average European citizen in the 1490s react to the discovery of the Americas?	4794	Rebel_Emperor
During his lifetime, Julius Caesar had been to both Egypt and Britain on military campaign. In summer months, a day in London lasts about 2hrs longer than one in Alexandria. Did Caesar or any of his contemporaries have an explanation for this? Did they even notice it?	4793	senormoll