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What is the oldest record of "applause"? How old is the practice of applauding?

929 upvotes • rage-a-saurus

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Where would a country's gold and money have been stored in medieval times?

929 upvotes • quyksilver

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My great-grandfather, who was born in the late 1870s in France, was named Napoleon. Would this indicate that my family were still supporters of the House of Bonaparte or was this just a common name. If it is the former, what can you tell me about Bonaparte supporters in the late 1870s.

929 upvotes • 585AM

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Did Bald Ancient Romans really paint hair on their heads? What did it look like?

929 upvotes • curious510

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The main thing I know about Andrew Jackson is he was a massive racist who genocided the Cherokee. Why was he considered by many until recently to be a great American politician?

929 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Historians, what do you think the North Korean people were told about WWII?

928 upvotes • EKU_JCD

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The year is 1865. I am the owner of a prosperous American southern plantation and own hundreds of slaves. I now have just gotten word that the Civil War has ended. What now?

928 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why does Nova Scotia use the Latin form as opposed to the English, New Scotland?

928 upvotes • kaisermatias

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How is it possible that at a time when the Hays Code forbid interracial couples in movies, one of the most famous couples of television, Lucy and Ricardo from "I love Lucy", where a white woman and a Cuban man?

928 upvotes • Frigorifico

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When did 'Your mama' become the answer to everything?

928 upvotes • zaffiro_in_giro

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest record of "applause"? How old is the practice of applauding?	929	rage-a-saurus
Where would a country's gold and money have been stored in medieval times?	929	quyksilver
My great-grandfather, who was born in the late 1870s in France, was named Napoleon. Would this indicate that my family were still supporters of the House of Bonaparte or was this just a common name. If it is the former, what can you tell me about Bonaparte supporters in the late 1870s.	929	585AM
Did Bald Ancient Romans really paint hair on their heads? What did it look like?	929	curious510
The main thing I know about Andrew Jackson is he was a massive racist who genocided the Cherokee. Why was he considered by many until recently to be a great American politician?	929	The_Manchurian
Historians, what do you think the North Korean people were told about WWII?	928	EKU_JCD
The year is 1865. I am the owner of a prosperous American southern plantation and own hundreds of slaves. I now have just gotten word that the Civil War has ended. What now?	928	[deleted]
Why does Nova Scotia use the Latin form as opposed to the English, New Scotland?	928	kaisermatias
How is it possible that at a time when the Hays Code forbid interracial couples in movies, one of the most famous couples of television, Lucy and Ricardo from "I love Lucy", where a white woman and a Cuban man?	928	Frigorifico
When did 'Your mama' become the answer to everything?	928	zaffiro_in_giro