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How did the modern German state of Saxony get its name? Wasn't Saxony originally near modern-day Denmark? How did a state in eastern Germany bordering the Czech Republic end up with the name Saxony?

803 upvotes • historyfan1887

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What are the origins of the modern scientific conference? Who was invited to early conferences, and what was discussed?

801 upvotes • rnally

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A Serbian acquaintance recently told me that up until the early 1900s, in the Carpathian mountains of Serbia, it was usual for the eldest son to take his elderly parents into the woods and kill them they got too old. I've heard the same thing about Montenegro. Is there any truth to this? Why do it?

801 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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How did the soldiers of antiquity/medieval times deal with the inevitable PTSD type issues that come from brutal hand to hand combat?

800 upvotes • wayfarer71

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Why were uniform regulations in Vietnam so relaxed?

800 upvotes • Hugh_Jas97

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How was the economy of the Roman Empire regulated? Did the regulators have to study economics in school first?

800 upvotes • edenapple

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In old Westerns, trackers could follow fugitives across any landscape at speed, and couldn't be shook by old movie standbys like walking through the water. What's realistic about how well and fast a tracker could track, and are there any other interesting historical aspects of tracking?

800 upvotes • wuop

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Modern ancient cities have ethnic enclaves, like Little Italy or Chinatown. But when did cities start developing this feature? Did Rome have a Little Egypt or a Greektown?

800 upvotes • IAmTotallyNotSatan

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What are some examples of atrocities committed by the Western Allies in WW2?

799 upvotes • Red-Midnight

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What did norse temples look like before Scandinavia became christian?

799 upvotes • TheNaug

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the modern German state of Saxony get its name? Wasn't Saxony originally near modern-day Denmark? How did a state in eastern Germany bordering the Czech Republic end up with the name Saxony?	803	historyfan1887
What are the origins of the modern scientific conference? Who was invited to early conferences, and what was discussed?	801	rnally
A Serbian acquaintance recently told me that up until the early 1900s, in the Carpathian mountains of Serbia, it was usual for the eldest son to take his elderly parents into the woods and kill them they got too old. I've heard the same thing about Montenegro. Is there any truth to this? Why do it?	801	RusticBohemian
How did the soldiers of antiquity/medieval times deal with the inevitable PTSD type issues that come from brutal hand to hand combat?	800	wayfarer71
Why were uniform regulations in Vietnam so relaxed?	800	Hugh_Jas97
How was the economy of the Roman Empire regulated? Did the regulators have to study economics in school first?	800	edenapple
In old Westerns, trackers could follow fugitives across any landscape at speed, and couldn't be shook by old movie standbys like walking through the water. What's realistic about how well and fast a tracker could track, and are there any other interesting historical aspects of tracking?	800	wuop
Modern ancient cities have ethnic enclaves, like Little Italy or Chinatown. But when did cities start developing this feature? Did Rome have a Little Egypt or a Greektown?	800	IAmTotallyNotSatan
What are some examples of atrocities committed by the Western Allies in WW2?	799	Red-Midnight
What did norse temples look like before Scandinavia became christian?	799	TheNaug