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Did people eat the same cuts of meat during antiquity that we do today?

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Do we have any idea what the Roman's thought the future would look like?

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Were professional assassins ever a real thing even remotely similar to how we would portray them in fantasy?

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Would there have been name humour as we know it in medeival Europe?

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Would freed Roman slaves generally go on to later own slaves themselves or would we expect them to feel more sympathy?

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Did freed slaves in classical antiquity ever go on to own slaves themselves assuming they could afford it or would we find that they would mostly be more sympathetic and not aquire them?

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In ancient Greece, were there ever any devout worshippers or a cult dedicated to Thanatos (the Greek God of death)? If so, what were they like?

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During the medieval period could you make your last name whatever you wanted it to be? On the same note were there any regulations as to what you could name your child? Were some noble names reserved for nobles or anything like that?

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Why did England not really develop a strong whiskey culture?

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Why did only one fruit wine, that being grape wine, really take off around most of the globe?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did people eat the same cuts of meat during antiquity that we do today?	298
Do we have any idea what the Roman's thought the future would look like?	221
Were professional assassins ever a real thing even remotely similar to how we would portray them in fantasy?	124
Would there have been name humour as we know it in medeival Europe?	103
Would freed Roman slaves generally go on to later own slaves themselves or would we expect them to feel more sympathy?	102
Did freed slaves in classical antiquity ever go on to own slaves themselves assuming they could afford it or would we find that they would mostly be more sympathetic and not aquire them?	72
In ancient Greece, were there ever any devout worshippers or a cult dedicated to Thanatos (the Greek God of death)? If so, what were they like?	70
During the medieval period could you make your last name whatever you wanted it to be? On the same note were there any regulations as to what you could name your child? Were some noble names reserved for nobles or anything like that?	66
Why did England not really develop a strong whiskey culture?	57
Why did only one fruit wine, that being grape wine, really take off around most of the globe?	56