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Did the Romans name all their roads?

385 upvotes • Legobear2

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Why was Princess Diana's death such a huge deal?

385 upvotes • llegoz

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Did returning soldiers from WWII cause a spike in domestic violence?

385 upvotes • MightyPotatoPerson

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How did royalty educate their children on sex?

385 upvotes • JERRJEROD

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In old cartoons (Looney tunes, Tom and Jerry, etc), should anything fall on a character, most of the time it's an anvil. Why the anvil specifically? Did the kids understand what it was despite blacksmith's being less and less common?

385 upvotes • Sillvaro

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AMA for Disability History Month. Ask Me Anything about the history of disability, facial differences, and disfigured combatants from WW1

385 upvotes • DrMarjorieGehrhardt

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Where was everyone getting cigarettes in World War 2?

385 upvotes • RoadTheExile

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My town is sacked. The population, decimated. Can I just move into one of the empty houses?

385 upvotes • JustinianusI

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Martin Luther's mother and father both lived to see him leave his religious order, marry, and get excommunicated by the pope. Did they remain Catholic? What did they think of their son's lifestyle change and new religious movement?

385 upvotes • Ibrey

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Why is it that white supremacists try to associate themselves with the Vikings/Old Norse?

385 upvotes • OrganizationOk8493

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Romans name all their roads?	385	Legobear2
Why was Princess Diana's death such a huge deal?	385	llegoz
Did returning soldiers from WWII cause a spike in domestic violence?	385	MightyPotatoPerson
How did royalty educate their children on sex?	385	JERRJEROD
In old cartoons (Looney tunes, Tom and Jerry, etc), should anything fall on a character, most of the time it's an anvil. Why the anvil specifically? Did the kids understand what it was despite blacksmith's being less and less common?	385	Sillvaro
AMA for Disability History Month. Ask Me Anything about the history of disability, facial differences, and disfigured combatants from WW1	385	DrMarjorieGehrhardt
Where was everyone getting cigarettes in World War 2?	385	RoadTheExile
My town is sacked. The population, decimated. Can I just move into one of the empty houses?	385	JustinianusI
Martin Luther's mother and father both lived to see him leave his religious order, marry, and get excommunicated by the pope. Did they remain Catholic? What did they think of their son's lifestyle change and new religious movement?	385	Ibrey
Why is it that white supremacists try to associate themselves with the Vikings/Old Norse?	385	OrganizationOk8493