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In Ingmar Bergman's the Seventh Seal, characters open their mouth silently to display when they're annoyed. Is that a cultural, fictional, or historical form of body language?

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Why was there so many influential German speaking philosophers and thinkers from the 18th century to the Second World War?

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Where there any recorded cases of any army overcoming/sacking a permanent Roman Castra?

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How's many calories did our ancestors get from animal fat on a daily basis?

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How did the Romans discover sulfites as a means to prevent spoilage in wine?

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How much iron from European armor and weapons from the Iron Age to the 1800s have been recycled into everyday household items people use to this day?

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What kind of beer did German u-boat men primarily drink? Would they drink underway?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Ingmar Bergman's the Seventh Seal, characters open their mouth silently to display when they're annoyed. Is that a cultural, fictional, or historical form of body language?	252
Why was there so many influential German speaking philosophers and thinkers from the 18th century to the Second World War?	25
Where there any recorded cases of any army overcoming/sacking a permanent Roman Castra?	13
How's many calories did our ancestors get from animal fat on a daily basis?	9
How did the Romans discover sulfites as a means to prevent spoilage in wine?	5
How much iron from European armor and weapons from the Iron Age to the 1800s have been recycled into everyday household items people use to this day?	3
What kind of beer did German u-boat men primarily drink? Would they drink underway?	3