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If I died in the Hundred Years' War, how would my family be notified, and how would I be buried?

447 upvotes • magnumz

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During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, women were seen as having a naturally greater sex drive than men; today the opposite is true. When and why did this change occur?

447 upvotes • Hyas

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On May 22nd, 1984, the CIA filed a report called "Mars Exploration" where there was a guy who was psychically exploring Mars or something. What was really going on here?

447 upvotes • KingAlfredOfEngland

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It seems that within a 80 year period Rome, Carthage and Athens all transitioned from a monarchy to some sort of constitutional republic or democracy. Is it a pure coincidence to happen during the same time frame or did the Greeks have an influence on Rome and Carthage's government change?

447 upvotes • pookachu123

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The Ausgleich/Compromise legislation that turned the Austrian Empire into Austria-Hungary had to be renewed every ten years, and often when this time came it created serious political crises. Did this process take place as it should have in 1917, during the war? If so, how contentious was it?

447 upvotes • Froakiebloke

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Is there any truth to the claim that, although the Romans had steam power as a novelty, their economy was based around slave labour so there was never any reason to try find an industrial use for it?

447 upvotes • LaceBFly

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I'm Eric Rauchway, author of "Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal" and "The Money Makers: How Roosevelt and Keynes Ended the Depression, Defeated Fascism, and Secured a Prosperous Peace." AMA about the Great Depression (mainly in the U.S.) and the New Deal.

447 upvotes • ndhist

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How did U.S. Military operational codenames become so dramatic?

447 upvotes • Rob-With-One-B

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What’s the oldest language that, with what we know, one could learn and reasonably expect an actual speaker of it (from its original time period) to understand?

447 upvotes • shredlordsupreme

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How did Gettysburg come to so greatly overshadow Vicksburg, a battle that was fought at almost the same time?

446 upvotes • eternalkerri

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I died in the Hundred Years' War, how would my family be notified, and how would I be buried?	447	magnumz
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, women were seen as having a naturally greater sex drive than men; today the opposite is true. When and why did this change occur?	447	Hyas
On May 22nd, 1984, the CIA filed a report called "Mars Exploration" where there was a guy who was psychically exploring Mars or something. What was really going on here?	447	KingAlfredOfEngland
It seems that within a 80 year period Rome, Carthage and Athens all transitioned from a monarchy to some sort of constitutional republic or democracy. Is it a pure coincidence to happen during the same time frame or did the Greeks have an influence on Rome and Carthage's government change?	447	pookachu123
The Ausgleich/Compromise legislation that turned the Austrian Empire into Austria-Hungary had to be renewed every ten years, and often when this time came it created serious political crises. Did this process take place as it should have in 1917, during the war? If so, how contentious was it?	447	Froakiebloke
Is there any truth to the claim that, although the Romans had steam power as a novelty, their economy was based around slave labour so there was never any reason to try find an industrial use for it?	447	LaceBFly
I'm Eric Rauchway, author of "Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal" and "The Money Makers: How Roosevelt and Keynes Ended the Depression, Defeated Fascism, and Secured a Prosperous Peace." AMA about the Great Depression (mainly in the U.S.) and the New Deal.	447	ndhist
How did U.S. Military operational codenames become so dramatic?	447	Rob-With-One-B
What’s the oldest language that, with what we know, one could learn and reasonably expect an actual speaker of it (from its original time period) to understand?	447	shredlordsupreme
How did Gettysburg come to so greatly overshadow Vicksburg, a battle that was fought at almost the same time?	446	eternalkerri