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I read that the Mongols were mass producing texts in the 13th century using a moveable block type printing method. Why was Gutenberg's press so revolutionary in the 15th century if similar technology already existed in the interconnected Eastern hemisphere?

397 upvotes • ninety3_til_infinity

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Neville Chamberlain is depicted as naive and foolish , to what extent is this a case of hindsight being 50/50 ? Is it an accurate characterization?

397 upvotes • Acceptable_Watch92

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Why are ice machines universally available at hotels in the USA?

397 upvotes • boywithhat

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Why weren't swords serrated?

397 upvotes • zach84

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Was there ever a war, in which a informal, truce, was created from the bottom up?

397 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did ancient Greeks (regularly) go up Mount Olympus?

397 upvotes • AsdaPriced

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Why is Russia so huge?

396 upvotes • Yurilovescats

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Happy Ides of March! How does the story of the assassination of Caesar differ from the popular imagination?

396 upvotes • Kingcanute99

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Did Romans really shake 'hands' like this? (Picture in comments)

396 upvotes • [deleted]

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In HBO's "Rome", during on scene Julius Cesar is being shaved by a slave with what appears to be shaving cream on Cesar's face. Did the Romans have shaving cream at the time, and how was it produced?

396 upvotes • ThunderCrab

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I read that the Mongols were mass producing texts in the 13th century using a moveable block type printing method. Why was Gutenberg's press so revolutionary in the 15th century if similar technology already existed in the interconnected Eastern hemisphere?	397	ninety3_til_infinity
Neville Chamberlain is depicted as naive and foolish , to what extent is this a case of hindsight being 50/50 ? Is it an accurate characterization?	397	Acceptable_Watch92
Why are ice machines universally available at hotels in the USA?	397	boywithhat
Why weren't swords serrated?	397	zach84
Was there ever a war, in which a informal, truce, was created from the bottom up?	397	[deleted]
Did ancient Greeks (regularly) go up Mount Olympus?	397	AsdaPriced
Why is Russia so huge?	396	Yurilovescats
Happy Ides of March! How does the story of the assassination of Caesar differ from the popular imagination?	396	Kingcanute99
Did Romans really shake 'hands' like this? (Picture in comments)	396	[deleted]
In HBO's "Rome", during on scene Julius Cesar is being shaved by a slave with what appears to be shaving cream on Cesar's face. Did the Romans have shaving cream at the time, and how was it produced?	396	ThunderCrab