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With the death of Charles Manson, a lot of people are making posts partially crediting him with ending the Hippie Era. What did end it and how?

469 upvotes • koeleskab

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At what point in human civilization did sex being consensual start to gain importance?

469 upvotes • Fughtmeulilbitch

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I just saw an old photo of downtown Los Angeles and noticed a vegetarian café, something I thought would have been a more recent phenomenon. What are the origins of vegetarian cuisine in America?

469 upvotes • weinerdog73

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Was there a sort of international court dialect used between European monarchs in medieval times, or were there just a lot of translators

469 upvotes • Pecuthegreat

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In 1974, ABBA famously performed the hit song “Waterloo” live at Eurovision and won the contest. What was there any outrage across the French populace to a song celebrating the fall of Napoleon winning a contest intended to promote European unity?

469 upvotes • MomoXono

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What does it mean when scholars (not necessarily historians, but this was prompted by a historical work) refer to rape as a "weapon of war"? Is this somehow separate from other rape which takes place during war and conflict? NSFW

469 upvotes • 10z20Luka

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What did wine and beer taste like in ancient times? Did it resemble the beverages we know today?

468 upvotes • neoabraxas

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I am a knight/samurai or some member of a prestigious warrior caster/class. How do I spend my day? (Maybe with less emphasis on all the war-making)

468 upvotes • Lding1234

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How accurate was Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

468 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did Basketball become so popular in the Baltic States?

468 upvotes • a_wandering_vagrant

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With the death of Charles Manson, a lot of people are making posts partially crediting him with ending the Hippie Era. What did end it and how?	469	koeleskab
At what point in human civilization did sex being consensual start to gain importance?	469	Fughtmeulilbitch
I just saw an old photo of downtown Los Angeles and noticed a vegetarian café, something I thought would have been a more recent phenomenon. What are the origins of vegetarian cuisine in America?	469	weinerdog73
Was there a sort of international court dialect used between European monarchs in medieval times, or were there just a lot of translators	469	Pecuthegreat
In 1974, ABBA famously performed the hit song “Waterloo” live at Eurovision and won the contest. What was there any outrage across the French populace to a song celebrating the fall of Napoleon winning a contest intended to promote European unity?	469	MomoXono
What does it mean when scholars (not necessarily historians, but this was prompted by a historical work) refer to rape as a "weapon of war"? Is this somehow separate from other rape which takes place during war and conflict? NSFW	469	10z20Luka
What did wine and beer taste like in ancient times? Did it resemble the beverages we know today?	468	neoabraxas
I am a knight/samurai or some member of a prestigious warrior caster/class. How do I spend my day? (Maybe with less emphasis on all the war-making)	468	Lding1234
How accurate was Upton Sinclair's The Jungle	468	[deleted]
How did Basketball become so popular in the Baltic States?	468	a_wandering_vagrant