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How did the sailors of the early-modern (and even before that) avoid things such as sunburn and sun glare while at sea?

957 upvotes • musinfull

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Was the British navy really “rum, sodomy, and the lash”? NSFW

957 upvotes • FriedrichHydrargyrum

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When did Irish men stop sucking each other's nipples as a sign of friendship?

957 upvotes • Tatem1961

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How did Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" change the way we view hell? How was hell viewed before its publication?

956 upvotes • 1sagas1

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It seems the 1970s and 1980s had a dramatic increase in serial killers. Any reasons why this might be the case?

956 upvotes • abutthole

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In the 1800s, if two monarchs met, how would they address eachother?

956 upvotes • KirbyElder

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In Pulp Fiction, the opening/closing scene depicts two low-tier criminals robbing a restaurant, on the basis that no one's expecting it. After the movie was released, was there an increase in similar robberies? Was it common before?

956 upvotes • xaxers

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Europeans searched in vain for a Northwest Passage for 300 years, losing many ships and crews; those who returned had been marooned for months or years in ice. What made them keep looking? Why would they continue to think open water existed somehwhere, despite all evidence to the contrary?

955 upvotes • Ken_Breadbox

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There were no publishing houses in ancient Greece & Rome, but Seneca, Xenophon, and Ovid became famous through their writing. How were ancient works distributed, and was anyone making money from the industry?

955 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why were Britain and Portugal "historic allies": why did it start and why did it continue?

954 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the sailors of the early-modern (and even before that) avoid things such as sunburn and sun glare while at sea?	957	musinfull
Was the British navy really “rum, sodomy, and the lash”? NSFW	957	FriedrichHydrargyrum
When did Irish men stop sucking each other's nipples as a sign of friendship?	957	Tatem1961
How did Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" change the way we view hell? How was hell viewed before its publication?	956	1sagas1
It seems the 1970s and 1980s had a dramatic increase in serial killers. Any reasons why this might be the case?	956	abutthole
In the 1800s, if two monarchs met, how would they address eachother?	956	KirbyElder
In Pulp Fiction, the opening/closing scene depicts two low-tier criminals robbing a restaurant, on the basis that no one's expecting it. After the movie was released, was there an increase in similar robberies? Was it common before?	956	xaxers
Europeans searched in vain for a Northwest Passage for 300 years, losing many ships and crews; those who returned had been marooned for months or years in ice. What made them keep looking? Why would they continue to think open water existed somehwhere, despite all evidence to the contrary?	955	Ken_Breadbox
There were no publishing houses in ancient Greece & Rome, but Seneca, Xenophon, and Ovid became famous through their writing. How were ancient works distributed, and was anyone making money from the industry?	955	RusticBohemian
Why were Britain and Portugal "historic allies": why did it start and why did it continue?	954	[deleted]