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Why do early parts of the Old Testament seem so focused on sexual impropriety? Was there some cultural context for this kind of specificity?

395 upvotes • Alockworkhorse

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What language would have been spoken during the building of Stonehenge?

395 upvotes • Droopy1011

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What were sex and dating like in Native American societies such as the Cherokee?

395 upvotes • briticus557

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Have female breasts gotten larger (on average) over history? [Serious]

395 upvotes • [deleted]

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How many slaves lived in Rome in 100 B.C.?

395 upvotes • grovestreet4life

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What are the origins of the weight class names in boxing?

395 upvotes • T_at

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Did Benedict Arnold regret his decision to join the British after the United States won the Revolutionary War?

395 upvotes • crispyy-peanut

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Have there been societies where anything like the institution of marriage was absent?

395 upvotes • peppigue

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Suppose I'm a butcher in London around AD1000 and it's a particularly cold winter (below freezing). Would I need keep salting my meat like usual or would I be aware I can just store it outside untill it warms up again?

395 upvotes • grapp

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Why was the October 3rd, 1993 raid in Mogadishu such a disaster? Was it poor planning? Underestimation of the Somalian people? Lack of resouces/manpower? Or all of the above?

395 upvotes • Ghostfistkilla

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do early parts of the Old Testament seem so focused on sexual impropriety? Was there some cultural context for this kind of specificity?	395	Alockworkhorse
What language would have been spoken during the building of Stonehenge?	395	Droopy1011
What were sex and dating like in Native American societies such as the Cherokee?	395	briticus557
Have female breasts gotten larger (on average) over history? [Serious]	395	[deleted]
How many slaves lived in Rome in 100 B.C.?	395	grovestreet4life
What are the origins of the weight class names in boxing?	395	T_at
Did Benedict Arnold regret his decision to join the British after the United States won the Revolutionary War?	395	crispyy-peanut
Have there been societies where anything like the institution of marriage was absent?	395	peppigue
Suppose I'm a butcher in London around AD1000 and it's a particularly cold winter (below freezing). Would I need keep salting my meat like usual or would I be aware I can just store it outside untill it warms up again?	395	grapp
Why was the October 3rd, 1993 raid in Mogadishu such a disaster? Was it poor planning? Underestimation of the Somalian people? Lack of resouces/manpower? Or all of the above?	395	Ghostfistkilla