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What do we know about the earliest pieces of music that we can still accurately reproduce?

407 upvotes • Lipat97

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Why do most depictions of Viking longships have red and white striped sails?

407 upvotes • Skyhawk_Illusions

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In the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Davy Jones' ship "The Flying Dutchman" is shown to possess triple bow chaser cannons. Were such cannon ever used by any navy? And in general, how did ships giving pursuit attempt to engage the enemy?

407 upvotes • Starwarsnerd222

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Did West Berlin truly have a uniquely wild nightlife, and if so, why? And what effect would this have had on the fall of the wall?

407 upvotes • AHedgeKnight

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did slaves get days off?

406 upvotes • [deleted]

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Just how skilled was Julius Caesar as a warrior? Did his presence on the battlefield significantly alter the morale of his legions?

406 upvotes • n2610

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How did women treat UTIs in the past?

406 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why was Lithuania considered simply a grand duchy(Like Muscovy), yet Denmark is considered a kingdom while being smaller than either of them?

406 upvotes • peevedlatios

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What caused the crime rate in the United States to be so high from the late 1970's to the early 90's and decline so rapidly thereafter?

406 upvotes • treyday22

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I recently learned how the Spartans would annually declare war on the Helots so I was wondering how exactly would said "war" proceed? Would it be essentially like releasing a fox in a chicken coop or would it be more like a farmer choosing which animals to slaughter?

406 upvotes • QuigleyMcjones

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What do we know about the earliest pieces of music that we can still accurately reproduce?	407	Lipat97
Why do most depictions of Viking longships have red and white striped sails?	407	Skyhawk_Illusions
In the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Davy Jones' ship "The Flying Dutchman" is shown to possess triple bow chaser cannons. Were such cannon ever used by any navy? And in general, how did ships giving pursuit attempt to engage the enemy?	407	Starwarsnerd222
Did West Berlin truly have a uniquely wild nightlife, and if so, why? And what effect would this have had on the fall of the wall?	407	AHedgeKnight
did slaves get days off?	406	[deleted]
Just how skilled was Julius Caesar as a warrior? Did his presence on the battlefield significantly alter the morale of his legions?	406	n2610
How did women treat UTIs in the past?	406	[deleted]
Why was Lithuania considered simply a grand duchy(Like Muscovy), yet Denmark is considered a kingdom while being smaller than either of them?	406	peevedlatios
What caused the crime rate in the United States to be so high from the late 1970's to the early 90's and decline so rapidly thereafter?	406	treyday22
I recently learned how the Spartans would annually declare war on the Helots so I was wondering how exactly would said "war" proceed? Would it be essentially like releasing a fox in a chicken coop or would it be more like a farmer choosing which animals to slaughter?	406	QuigleyMcjones