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What was life like in Switzerland during WWII?

399 upvotes • Koeny1

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How far did the destruction of the Library at Alexandria actually put us back?

398 upvotes • WildGinger701

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What would a Roman Gladiator fight Be like?

398 upvotes • SmokeyHandle

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When was cancer first discovered and labeled as a disease?

398 upvotes • SoMuchMoreEagle

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1950s children's book series Eloise depicts a young girl living permanently in a hotel room. What's the cultural history of semi-permanent or permanent habitation in hotels?

398 upvotes • Named_Ashamed

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In TV shows, movies, and video games, medieval castles often have "statues" of the armor of knights holding a sword and shield standing along the hallways. Is this accurate? If so, why did they do that to such an extent?

398 upvotes • Cityman

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Front page TIL post linking to Wiki says Japan planned to use the Plague against San Diego but surrended 5 weeks earlier

398 upvotes • James29UK

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What did Muslims think about the year 1591-1592 (1000 in the Muslim calendar)? Did they worry about an apocalypse? Did they think there would be a new golden age of Islam?

398 upvotes • Lithide

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In Matthew 14, the apostles are afraid they will drown in a storm on the sea of Galilee. This "Sea" is just a large lake, less than half the size of Lake Tahoe. Would 1st Century fisherman really be at risk in such a small body of water?

398 upvotes • ThomasRaith

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The West has the "Oriental Riff", which immediately brings to mind the Far East--Does the Far East have similar musical phrases to indicate the West?

398 upvotes • Ifkl

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was life like in Switzerland during WWII?	399	Koeny1
How far did the destruction of the Library at Alexandria actually put us back?	398	WildGinger701
What would a Roman Gladiator fight Be like?	398	SmokeyHandle
When was cancer first discovered and labeled as a disease?	398	SoMuchMoreEagle
1950s children's book series Eloise depicts a young girl living permanently in a hotel room. What's the cultural history of semi-permanent or permanent habitation in hotels?	398	Named_Ashamed
In TV shows, movies, and video games, medieval castles often have "statues" of the armor of knights holding a sword and shield standing along the hallways. Is this accurate? If so, why did they do that to such an extent?	398	Cityman
Front page TIL post linking to Wiki says Japan planned to use the Plague against San Diego but surrended 5 weeks earlier	398	James29UK
What did Muslims think about the year 1591-1592 (1000 in the Muslim calendar)? Did they worry about an apocalypse? Did they think there would be a new golden age of Islam?	398	Lithide
In Matthew 14, the apostles are afraid they will drown in a storm on the sea of Galilee. This "Sea" is just a large lake, less than half the size of Lake Tahoe. Would 1st Century fisherman really be at risk in such a small body of water?	398	ThomasRaith
The West has the "Oriental Riff", which immediately brings to mind the Far East--Does the Far East have similar musical phrases to indicate the West?	398	Ifkl