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Why exactly did President Buchanan pardon Brigham Young?

665 upvotes • Thecasualgamer15

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Did the very first civilizations know that they were the first civilizations? Did they have some sort of sense of their ancestors being nomads, or did they have no clue about the history of humanity?

664 upvotes • racedogg2

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Hippocrates prescribed healthy food (among other things) for his ill patients. What kinds of food were considered healthy (and unhealthy) 2400 years ago?

664 upvotes • nthensome

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What would have been Muhammad's religion before he founded Islam?

664 upvotes • Dtnoip30

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How prevalent and important was self propelled artillery in WW2?

664 upvotes • Doncuneo

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How accurate is the Primitive Technology channel? from what we know of early humans, would he be a good representation of building techniques?

664 upvotes • fathercthulu

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In a recent TIL, it's said that the "Roman Empire" lasted about 2,200 years. Was currency transferable during that whole time? If I was to, say, have a Roman coin from 500BC, would it still have the same value in 1000AD, or would it be treated as a more valuable piece of history?

664 upvotes • bigwillyb123

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Is it true that the U.S. dropped flyers around Japan as a warning to the Japanese civilians before they bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

664 upvotes • sammyjamez

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Assuming you were a random nazi foot soldier who survived the war, what kind of trial and punishment would you be expecting to receive after Germany surrenders?

664 upvotes • AngryBritishMoogle

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Two out of every five construction workers fell to their deaths or were disabled while building New York's skyscrapers in the 1920's. Was there a procedure in place in the event that someone falls to their death? Was seeing the aftermath of a deadly fall considered part and parcel of life in NYC?

664 upvotes • lordpond

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why exactly did President Buchanan pardon Brigham Young?	665	Thecasualgamer15
Did the very first civilizations know that they were the first civilizations? Did they have some sort of sense of their ancestors being nomads, or did they have no clue about the history of humanity?	664	racedogg2
Hippocrates prescribed healthy food (among other things) for his ill patients. What kinds of food were considered healthy (and unhealthy) 2400 years ago?	664	nthensome
What would have been Muhammad's religion before he founded Islam?	664	Dtnoip30
How prevalent and important was self propelled artillery in WW2?	664	Doncuneo
How accurate is the Primitive Technology channel? from what we know of early humans, would he be a good representation of building techniques?	664	fathercthulu
In a recent TIL, it's said that the "Roman Empire" lasted about 2,200 years. Was currency transferable during that whole time? If I was to, say, have a Roman coin from 500BC, would it still have the same value in 1000AD, or would it be treated as a more valuable piece of history?	664	bigwillyb123
Is it true that the U.S. dropped flyers around Japan as a warning to the Japanese civilians before they bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki?	664	sammyjamez
Assuming you were a random nazi foot soldier who survived the war, what kind of trial and punishment would you be expecting to receive after Germany surrenders?	664	AngryBritishMoogle
Two out of every five construction workers fell to their deaths or were disabled while building New York's skyscrapers in the 1920's. Was there a procedure in place in the event that someone falls to their death? Was seeing the aftermath of a deadly fall considered part and parcel of life in NYC?	664	lordpond