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Was cunnilingus a common practice in the mid-1700s? NSFW

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Did English nobility get involved in the lives of their house-servants like in Downton Abby?

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Late Revolutionary (or early Napoleonic, depending on how you look at it) France was at war with several nations at once. How did they do this?

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In the movie In The Heights, Abuela Claudia sings about dancing with Mayor La Guardia and people acting excited when her family first immigrated. Were Cuban, or Latino, immigrants lured into the US in some way? Or did she mean something else?

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How did the Egyptian Empire last so long?

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Why were the ancient Greeks okay with worshipping gods who were such bad people?

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What are some newer theories as to what caused the Bronze Age Collapse?

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Let’s say I’m an average person living in pre-revolutionary Paris. If I wanted to go to church at the Notre-Dame one day, could I do that?

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What was the first day of the Constitutional US government like?

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Let’s say your a Chinese peasant during the early years of the Shang dynasty. What was your life like? How was your education? How much did you know about the dynasty?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was cunnilingus a common practice in the mid-1700s? NSFW	1107
Did English nobility get involved in the lives of their house-servants like in Downton Abby?	144
Late Revolutionary (or early Napoleonic, depending on how you look at it) France was at war with several nations at once. How did they do this?	45
In the movie In The Heights, Abuela Claudia sings about dancing with Mayor La Guardia and people acting excited when her family first immigrated. Were Cuban, or Latino, immigrants lured into the US in some way? Or did she mean something else?	32
How did the Egyptian Empire last so long?	30
Why were the ancient Greeks okay with worshipping gods who were such bad people?	22
What are some newer theories as to what caused the Bronze Age Collapse?	14
Let’s say I’m an average person living in pre-revolutionary Paris. If I wanted to go to church at the Notre-Dame one day, could I do that?	13
What was the first day of the Constitutional US government like?	11
Let’s say your a Chinese peasant during the early years of the Shang dynasty. What was your life like? How was your education? How much did you know about the dynasty?	11