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Did rock bands play their music louder than other live groups in the 1960s?

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Why did the Inquisition give their verdicts on Cathar heretics in cemeteries?

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Bart Simpson is scolded for ‘talking like a grizzled 1890s prospector’. Consarn it, how did prospectors really talk?

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What were the causes of the decline of urban centres in Late Antiquity? What were the results?

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What political attributes, if any, did the Blue and Green factions of the Byzantine Empire possess?

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Did the Roman army use spear-throwers when they discharged their pila / javelins?

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How long did the ancient Roman method of timekeeping survive in Italy?

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How did the Birley family of historians and archaeologists become so intimately connected with Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall?

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Did real criminals in the Soviet bloc ever escape to the West to avoid legitimate prosecution?

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What were the burial practices of common people and enslaved persons in ancient Egypt? Were they mummified like pharaohs and the rich?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did rock bands play their music louder than other live groups in the 1960s?	8
Why did the Inquisition give their verdicts on Cathar heretics in cemeteries?	7
Bart Simpson is scolded for ‘talking like a grizzled 1890s prospector’. Consarn it, how did prospectors really talk?	7
What were the causes of the decline of urban centres in Late Antiquity? What were the results?	7
What political attributes, if any, did the Blue and Green factions of the Byzantine Empire possess?	7
Did the Roman army use spear-throwers when they discharged their pila / javelins?	6
How long did the ancient Roman method of timekeeping survive in Italy?	6
How did the Birley family of historians and archaeologists become so intimately connected with Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall?	5
Did real criminals in the Soviet bloc ever escape to the West to avoid legitimate prosecution?	5
What were the burial practices of common people and enslaved persons in ancient Egypt? Were they mummified like pharaohs and the rich?	4