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What languages were spoken in Europe around 1000 C.E.? How similar or different were they from modern language?

500 upvotes • I_am_the_night

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How did pre-historic humans, or even uncontacted peoples today survive without salt in their food?

499 upvotes • ses92

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Why did Henry VIII have so many children die?

499 upvotes • rekscoper2

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How common were homosexual intercourse on European ships during the 1600 century? NSFW

499 upvotes • betafotball

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How were hourglasses engineered and calibrated?

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What was the motivation for the US Congress to vote for Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood?

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In one story of Sindbad the Sailor, and in Marco Polo's writings about India, there is a diamond rich, inaccessible mountain. In both stories, locals harvest the diamonds in the same way using skinned animal bodies. Where does this story come from originally?

499 upvotes • NickFortuna

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Did ancient Romans use to walk barefoot in their houses, or they kept heir shoes on?

499 upvotes • cagapenas

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I learned in school that Feudalism was invented by Charlemagne in circa 800. What system(s) of governance were used prior to feudalism in europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, and what advantages did Feudalism have that made it as ubiquitous as it was throughout later medieval europe?

499 upvotes • KingAlfredOfEngland

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Napoleon tried to commit suicide by poison the night before his first abdication. Is there any evidence the poison he consumed could have caused the stomach issues that later killed him?

499 upvotes • georgiaraisef

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What languages were spoken in Europe around 1000 C.E.? How similar or different were they from modern language?	500	I_am_the_night
How did pre-historic humans, or even uncontacted peoples today survive without salt in their food?	499	ses92
Why did Henry VIII have so many children die?	499	rekscoper2
How common were homosexual intercourse on European ships during the 1600 century? NSFW	499	betafotball
How were hourglasses engineered and calibrated?	499	[deleted]
What was the motivation for the US Congress to vote for Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood?	499	[deleted]
In one story of Sindbad the Sailor, and in Marco Polo's writings about India, there is a diamond rich, inaccessible mountain. In both stories, locals harvest the diamonds in the same way using skinned animal bodies. Where does this story come from originally?	499	NickFortuna
Did ancient Romans use to walk barefoot in their houses, or they kept heir shoes on?	499	cagapenas
I learned in school that Feudalism was invented by Charlemagne in circa 800. What system(s) of governance were used prior to feudalism in europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, and what advantages did Feudalism have that made it as ubiquitous as it was throughout later medieval europe?	499	KingAlfredOfEngland
Napoleon tried to commit suicide by poison the night before his first abdication. Is there any evidence the poison he consumed could have caused the stomach issues that later killed him?	499	georgiaraisef