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Marcus Aurelius speculates that animals have souls. How common was this in ancient societies, and do we have any evidence of this affecting behaviour towards animals?

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Is there any truth to the old story that pre-modern armies shot diseased bodies into besieged cities via catapult?

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In Tolstoy's War and Peace the entire officer corps seems based on nepotism, not military skill. Was this the case in Napoleonic era armies?

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Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (1818) includes a character trying to sail to the North Pole. What was the state of Arctic exploration during the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries?

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The Medieval Death Bot claims to tweet unusual or amusing deaths from “medieval coroners’ rolls”. Who was the medieval coroner, and what exactly was his job?

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Charles Dickens describes a ceremony where jailers formally memorise the face of a new prisoner, similar in purpose to our modern “mugshots”. Did this really happen? How did jailers know prisoners before the advent of photography?

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With the Indy 500 and Monaco Grand Prix coning up: Why did auto racing on ovals practically die out in Europe but not in America?

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How did the Reds and Whites reconcile after the Finnish Civil War?

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How did Egyptian agriculture change when the Nile was dammed?

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Were toga parties popular at American universities prior to the release of Animal House (1978)? If so, what were they like?

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Marcus Aurelius speculates that animals have souls. How common was this in ancient societies, and do we have any evidence of this affecting behaviour towards animals?	33	AskHistorians
Is there any truth to the old story that pre-modern armies shot diseased bodies into besieged cities via catapult?	32	AskHistorians
In Tolstoy's War and Peace the entire officer corps seems based on nepotism, not military skill. Was this the case in Napoleonic era armies?	29	AskHistorians
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (1818) includes a character trying to sail to the North Pole. What was the state of Arctic exploration during the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries?	28	AskHistorians
The Medieval Death Bot claims to tweet unusual or amusing deaths from “medieval coroners’ rolls”. Who was the medieval coroner, and what exactly was his job?	27	AskHistorians
Charles Dickens describes a ceremony where jailers formally memorise the face of a new prisoner, similar in purpose to our modern “mugshots”. Did this really happen? How did jailers know prisoners before the advent of photography?	26	AskHistorians
With the Indy 500 and Monaco Grand Prix coning up: Why did auto racing on ovals practically die out in Europe but not in America?	26	AskHistorians
How did the Reds and Whites reconcile after the Finnish Civil War?	23	AskHistorians
How did Egyptian agriculture change when the Nile was dammed?	23	AskHistorians
Were toga parties popular at American universities prior to the release of Animal House (1978)? If so, what were they like?	19	AskHistorians