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Was New York of the 1970s the shithole movies make it out to be?

812 upvotes • MikeTheSpike

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During the California gold rush, was selling shovels really a better way to make money than searching for gold?

812 upvotes • belugacat

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How did the Jewish community in Constantinople react to the transition from Byzantine rule to Ottoman?

812 upvotes • OldRectoryBirch

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How were uniforms modified by soldiers?

811 upvotes • QZip

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How aware were the German and Japanese civilians of the fact that their countries were losing the war?

811 upvotes • [deleted]

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What were the reasons behind armies going from wearing helmets around the time of the 30 years war and English civil war, to then go to wearing hats around the Napoleonic wars, to then go BACK to wearing helmets by the first World War.

811 upvotes • mbeaumont1

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What was life like in Iceland around 1000AD?

811 upvotes • kyyv

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Under the Marian Reforms, enlistment in the Roman Army was opened to the landless classes. Legionaries were granted land after completing their period of service( 25 years) How many Legionaries would actually survive to complete their term? How many could the state afford to survive?

811 upvotes • Lone_Ponderer

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The slogan "They Can't Lick Our Dick" was used in Richard Nixon's election campaigns. What would typical Americans think of it? Was there a target demographic/social group? Members of which party would have better attitude for "licking the Dick"?

811 upvotes • ForgotToLogIn

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There's been a lot of talk here about how medieval Europe was more racially diverse than we think. Would it be out of the question to see a white person in 1000s-1300s Sub-Saharan Africa?

811 upvotes • JohroFF

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was New York of the 1970s the shithole movies make it out to be?	812	MikeTheSpike
During the California gold rush, was selling shovels really a better way to make money than searching for gold?	812	belugacat
How did the Jewish community in Constantinople react to the transition from Byzantine rule to Ottoman?	812	OldRectoryBirch
How were uniforms modified by soldiers?	811	QZip
How aware were the German and Japanese civilians of the fact that their countries were losing the war?	811	[deleted]
What were the reasons behind armies going from wearing helmets around the time of the 30 years war and English civil war, to then go to wearing hats around the Napoleonic wars, to then go BACK to wearing helmets by the first World War.	811	mbeaumont1
What was life like in Iceland around 1000AD?	811	kyyv
Under the Marian Reforms, enlistment in the Roman Army was opened to the landless classes. Legionaries were granted land after completing their period of service( 25 years) How many Legionaries would actually survive to complete their term? How many could the state afford to survive?	811	Lone_Ponderer
The slogan "They Can't Lick Our Dick" was used in Richard Nixon's election campaigns. What would typical Americans think of it? Was there a target demographic/social group? Members of which party would have better attitude for "licking the Dick"?	811	ForgotToLogIn
There's been a lot of talk here about how medieval Europe was more racially diverse than we think. Would it be out of the question to see a white person in 1000s-1300s Sub-Saharan Africa?	811	JohroFF