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Before the invention of the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, how did people talk about temperature? Did they just say “kinda hot/very cold/super hot/a little cold,” or did they have more precise language?

620 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did The Colosseum in Rome have "seat prices" for different sections like modern theaters and arenas? If so, do we know how any specifics about the pricing differences?

620 upvotes • Unfrozen__Caveman

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How factually correct is the Cracked video "6 Myths You Probably Believe About the American Revolution?" Link in text.

619 upvotes • Lorgramoth

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How did the age 18 become the legal age? Is there a cultural reason why it's 18? (or 21 or 16 in other countries)

619 upvotes • charlesthe50th

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Why is the bush war and Rhodesia romanticized by the global right?

619 upvotes • Tovarich_Zaitsev

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Tiny Greek city states with 10-20k in population managed to build grand temples, bath houses, walls, and other monumental-scale buildings. Was this level of architectural achievement at low population levels common in the ancient world?

619 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Caribbean islands are fantastically profitable colonies, what stopped that wealth from continuing to accrue to them post independence?

619 upvotes • gmanflnj

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Why were the 70s such a hotbed for serial killers and other kinds of high-profile criminals? why did so few get caught?

619 upvotes • ArcaneSpellbook

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What kind of music notation was used in Roman times, if any at all? Or did people (trained musicians/performers) rember songs mostly by memory?

619 upvotes • Houseplant-Historian

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When and how did Islam make its way to Southeast Asia? Also why didn't the ethnic Chinese of Southeast Asia convert?

618 upvotes • ecoJamesbond

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Before the invention of the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, how did people talk about temperature? Did they just say “kinda hot/very cold/super hot/a little cold,” or did they have more precise language?	620	[deleted]
Did The Colosseum in Rome have "seat prices" for different sections like modern theaters and arenas? If so, do we know how any specifics about the pricing differences?	620	Unfrozen__Caveman
How factually correct is the Cracked video "6 Myths You Probably Believe About the American Revolution?" Link in text.	619	Lorgramoth
How did the age 18 become the legal age? Is there a cultural reason why it's 18? (or 21 or 16 in other countries)	619	charlesthe50th
Why is the bush war and Rhodesia romanticized by the global right?	619	Tovarich_Zaitsev
Tiny Greek city states with 10-20k in population managed to build grand temples, bath houses, walls, and other monumental-scale buildings. Was this level of architectural achievement at low population levels common in the ancient world?	619	RusticBohemian
Caribbean islands are fantastically profitable colonies, what stopped that wealth from continuing to accrue to them post independence?	619	gmanflnj
Why were the 70s such a hotbed for serial killers and other kinds of high-profile criminals? why did so few get caught?	619	ArcaneSpellbook
What kind of music notation was used in Roman times, if any at all? Or did people (trained musicians/performers) rember songs mostly by memory?	619	Houseplant-Historian
When and how did Islam make its way to Southeast Asia? Also why didn't the ethnic Chinese of Southeast Asia convert?	618	ecoJamesbond