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What would a Roman Legionnaire do if he really had to "go" while the legion was in the middle of a long march?

647 upvotes • nickpapagiorgioVII

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I just read something that said Roman women would dye their hair black to avoid being associated with prostitutes or French and German slaves. Is this accurate? If so, what else would they do to make themselves distinct from these groups?

647 upvotes • dvas1a

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How long have black African people been caricatured as apes and monkeys? Do these portrayals predate Darwin's theory of human evolution?

646 upvotes • wulfrickson

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What is the context for the Major General's song? What is being mocked here?

646 upvotes • DangerMacAwesome

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During World War II, were trhere any accounts of people on the ground being accidentally killed by 50-cal rounds being fired from bombers defending themselves from fighters?

646 upvotes • karadan100

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Michigan's upper peninsula is connected to the state of Wisconsin. How did this come about?

646 upvotes • Lexicorint

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When did people start clapping to show appreciation?

645 upvotes • AlexGalway

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What was the difference in quality of life in major European medieval cities? As an non-noble resident of, say, Paris, would my life have been noticeably better or worse than a contemporary in (for example) London or Barcelona?

645 upvotes • Argyraspides

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Why is William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" widely discredited by historians?

645 upvotes • heezybaby

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Had Socrates fled Athens, realistically, where could someone such as himself gone?

645 upvotes • 585AM

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What would a Roman Legionnaire do if he really had to "go" while the legion was in the middle of a long march?	647	nickpapagiorgioVII
I just read something that said Roman women would dye their hair black to avoid being associated with prostitutes or French and German slaves. Is this accurate? If so, what else would they do to make themselves distinct from these groups?	647	dvas1a
How long have black African people been caricatured as apes and monkeys? Do these portrayals predate Darwin's theory of human evolution?	646	wulfrickson
What is the context for the Major General's song? What is being mocked here?	646	DangerMacAwesome
During World War II, were trhere any accounts of people on the ground being accidentally killed by 50-cal rounds being fired from bombers defending themselves from fighters?	646	karadan100
Michigan's upper peninsula is connected to the state of Wisconsin. How did this come about?	646	Lexicorint
When did people start clapping to show appreciation?	645	AlexGalway
What was the difference in quality of life in major European medieval cities? As an non-noble resident of, say, Paris, would my life have been noticeably better or worse than a contemporary in (for example) London or Barcelona?	645	Argyraspides
Why is William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" widely discredited by historians?	645	heezybaby
Had Socrates fled Athens, realistically, where could someone such as himself gone?	645	585AM