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In 1348 Edward III of England apparently rejected the chance to become HRE. Why?

565 upvotes • ThistlewickVII

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Why is Basque an isolated language even though it's surrounded by Romance languages? Why didn't the Indo-Europeans assimilate them like they did everyone else?

565 upvotes • MithrandirTheIstari

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AITA for sending my men to attack the same river valley 11 times?

565 upvotes • Luigi-Cadorna

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Today's billionaires buy private yachts and million dollar paintings. What frivolous purchases would an obscenely rich ancient Roman make?

565 upvotes • mynameisminho_

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Names like "Jesus", "Muhammad" and "Moses" are common today among Christians, Muslims and Jews respectively. Would names like "Zeus" or "Heracles" have been common in ancient Greece? What about names like "Ra" or "Horus" in ancient Egypt?

565 upvotes • MaxThrustage

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Why are Roman roads such a big deal?

565 upvotes • cc672012

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Modern Australians celebrate Christmas, a midwinter festival, in their summer, using trappings of fake snow and fake pine trees. Are there other examples of 'climactic relics' in other cultures?

565 upvotes • Steampunk-1889

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Have I discovered the meaning behind knights fighting giant snails? Is it a pun about German mercenaries?

565 upvotes • MattsAwesomeStuff

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Why do so little books and movies on Nazi Germany reference IBM's involvement in the Holocaust? NSFW

565 upvotes • Admirable_Owl_7575

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Do we have any idea as to what the noisy weapon used by the natives in the Vinland Sagas is?

564 upvotes • Quimbymouse

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In 1348 Edward III of England apparently rejected the chance to become HRE. Why?	565	ThistlewickVII
Why is Basque an isolated language even though it's surrounded by Romance languages? Why didn't the Indo-Europeans assimilate them like they did everyone else?	565	MithrandirTheIstari
AITA for sending my men to attack the same river valley 11 times?	565	Luigi-Cadorna
Today's billionaires buy private yachts and million dollar paintings. What frivolous purchases would an obscenely rich ancient Roman make?	565	mynameisminho_
Names like "Jesus", "Muhammad" and "Moses" are common today among Christians, Muslims and Jews respectively. Would names like "Zeus" or "Heracles" have been common in ancient Greece? What about names like "Ra" or "Horus" in ancient Egypt?	565	MaxThrustage
Why are Roman roads such a big deal?	565	cc672012
Modern Australians celebrate Christmas, a midwinter festival, in their summer, using trappings of fake snow and fake pine trees. Are there other examples of 'climactic relics' in other cultures?	565	Steampunk-1889
Have I discovered the meaning behind knights fighting giant snails? Is it a pun about German mercenaries?	565	MattsAwesomeStuff
Why do so little books and movies on Nazi Germany reference IBM's involvement in the Holocaust? NSFW	565	Admirable_Owl_7575
Do we have any idea as to what the noisy weapon used by the natives in the Vinland Sagas is?	564	Quimbymouse