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How did they do ticketing at the Colosseum?

422 upvotes • seeyaspacecowboy

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"A huge motivation for young men to join Genghis Khan's army was the prospect of raping the women of the villages they pillaged" does this view have any truth to it at all?

422 upvotes • sumant28

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How should we best understand the Celts? Were they an empire, an ethnicity, a series of interlinked tribes and kingdoms, a material culture, or something else?

422 upvotes • m-las

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19th-century private detective agencies like Pinkerton and Baldwin-Felts are best known for their role in suppressing organized labor. What sort of actual detective work did they do, if any? How did their methods compare to and what were their relationships like with contemporary law enforcement?

422 upvotes • henry_fords_ghost

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In the gospels, Jesus gives an awful lot of attention to the Pharisees, a group I'm otherwise unfamiliar with. Who were they, and were they known for anything else?

422 upvotes • td4999

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Did Lenin have a 12 year old maid he kept in a cage when he was exiled in Siberia?

422 upvotes • SadeqKhurasani

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Suffering slaves and suffering serfs, whats the diff?

422 upvotes • neerwil

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Why did William Shakespeare choose to have so many of his plays take place in Italy?

422 upvotes • beefstewforyou

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Why is Genghis Khan often credited with many of the victories of his top general Subotai?

422 upvotes • NineteenEighty9

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Were there any gay vikings? Was homosexuality allowed in their culture?

422 upvotes • i_eat_hotdogs

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did they do ticketing at the Colosseum?	422	seeyaspacecowboy
"A huge motivation for young men to join Genghis Khan's army was the prospect of raping the women of the villages they pillaged" does this view have any truth to it at all?	422	sumant28
How should we best understand the Celts? Were they an empire, an ethnicity, a series of interlinked tribes and kingdoms, a material culture, or something else?	422	m-las
19th-century private detective agencies like Pinkerton and Baldwin-Felts are best known for their role in suppressing organized labor. What sort of actual detective work did they do, if any? How did their methods compare to and what were their relationships like with contemporary law enforcement?	422	henry_fords_ghost
In the gospels, Jesus gives an awful lot of attention to the Pharisees, a group I'm otherwise unfamiliar with. Who were they, and were they known for anything else?	422	td4999
Did Lenin have a 12 year old maid he kept in a cage when he was exiled in Siberia?	422	SadeqKhurasani
Suffering slaves and suffering serfs, whats the diff?	422	neerwil
Why did William Shakespeare choose to have so many of his plays take place in Italy?	422	beefstewforyou
Why is Genghis Khan often credited with many of the victories of his top general Subotai?	422	NineteenEighty9
Were there any gay vikings? Was homosexuality allowed in their culture?	422	i_eat_hotdogs