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How did the wives of roman soldiers learn of their husbands deaths?

700 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is the Roman Catholoic tradition of canonizing saints connected to the Roman (pagan?) tradition of deifying state heroes?

700 upvotes • Feezec

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Why does the number 72 appear in so many religious traditions?

700 upvotes • bonejohnson8

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How did the Russians conquer Siberia? How long did it take them?

699 upvotes • n00bdestroyer01

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Tiny Tina's Floating Feature: A History Of The Borderlands

699 upvotes • aquatermain

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Does anyone know the origin of the 507th Engineer Battalion's motto "I cannot see it"?

698 upvotes • xaxers

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Were there homeless people in the USSR?

698 upvotes • VasyaK

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In the movie "Saving Private Ryan", the character of Corporal Upham spends most of his time sneaking away to avoid combat out of fear. In the real WW2, would such behavior be tolerated, or measures taken against him by his superiors?

698 upvotes • enlightendark

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I've heard that Puritan children learned about sex by watching their parents, since there was generally just one room in the house. Is this true?

698 upvotes • brokensilence32

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We often see the roaring twenties from the perspective of the Northeast US. What was the roaring twenties like in rural parts of the US?

698 upvotes • TreebeardButIntoBDSM

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the wives of roman soldiers learn of their husbands deaths?	700	[deleted]
Is the Roman Catholoic tradition of canonizing saints connected to the Roman (pagan?) tradition of deifying state heroes?	700	Feezec
Why does the number 72 appear in so many religious traditions?	700	bonejohnson8
How did the Russians conquer Siberia? How long did it take them?	699	n00bdestroyer01
Tiny Tina's Floating Feature: A History Of The Borderlands	699	aquatermain
Does anyone know the origin of the 507th Engineer Battalion's motto "I cannot see it"?	698	xaxers
Were there homeless people in the USSR?	698	VasyaK
In the movie "Saving Private Ryan", the character of Corporal Upham spends most of his time sneaking away to avoid combat out of fear. In the real WW2, would such behavior be tolerated, or measures taken against him by his superiors?	698	enlightendark
I've heard that Puritan children learned about sex by watching their parents, since there was generally just one room in the house. Is this true?	698	brokensilence32
We often see the roaring twenties from the perspective of the Northeast US. What was the roaring twenties like in rural parts of the US?	698	TreebeardButIntoBDSM