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Why did France create a French Foreign Legion?

1117 upvotes • [deleted]

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How was the death of Abraham Lincoln's son commented on in Confederate newspapers and private writings during the Civil War?

1117 upvotes • Dontbecruelbro

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In the past, Did people try to use religion/the bible to defend slavery and segregation much the same way they use it now to denounce homosexuality and oppose gay marriage ?

1116 upvotes • FunkDisciple

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How safe was ancient Rome compared to some modern cities?

1116 upvotes • Szkwarek

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What exactly did Byzantine Egypt look like?

1116 upvotes • Anthemius_Augustus

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How quickly did news of the discovery of the new world spread across the old world?

1116 upvotes • PastelFlamingo150

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[X-post from r/history] The romanticized "Wild West" period in American history was only about 30 years, and fairly recent (1865-1895). It's obvious to me why it ended, but I don't understand how the years before were different?

1116 upvotes • the_twilight_bard

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I am your average novel reader in Victorian England and I've just finished Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray". How much am I picking up on the undertones, and what would I have known about LGBT activities in Britain?

1116 upvotes • ZzzSleepyheadzzZ

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Modern cooking feels impossible without oil. When was it "introduced", if that makes sense?

1116 upvotes • SortOfSpaceDuck

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What did Romans know about Rome?

1115 upvotes • ofmiceand

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did France create a French Foreign Legion?	1117	[deleted]
How was the death of Abraham Lincoln's son commented on in Confederate newspapers and private writings during the Civil War?	1117	Dontbecruelbro
In the past, Did people try to use religion/the bible to defend slavery and segregation much the same way they use it now to denounce homosexuality and oppose gay marriage ?	1116	FunkDisciple
How safe was ancient Rome compared to some modern cities?	1116	Szkwarek
What exactly did Byzantine Egypt look like?	1116	Anthemius_Augustus
How quickly did news of the discovery of the new world spread across the old world?	1116	PastelFlamingo150
[X-post from r/history] The romanticized "Wild West" period in American history was only about 30 years, and fairly recent (1865-1895). It's obvious to me why it ended, but I don't understand how the years before were different?	1116	the_twilight_bard
I am your average novel reader in Victorian England and I've just finished Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray". How much am I picking up on the undertones, and what would I have known about LGBT activities in Britain?	1116	ZzzSleepyheadzzZ
Modern cooking feels impossible without oil. When was it "introduced", if that makes sense?	1116	SortOfSpaceDuck
What did Romans know about Rome?	1115	ofmiceand