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I have heard Don Quixote is considered the first modern novel. Don Quixote itself is a parody of books I would consider novels. What differentiates these pre-modern novels from modern novels?

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Yalta, Tehran, these conferences would not just decide the fate of ww2, but even the world after. But, more importantly, what was the catering like? What did the delegates eat?

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How did the 1920s look back at the 1820s?

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Today, some people have the misguided opinion that aliens built the pyramids and other monuments. Before the UFO craze, were there people who attributed the creation of monuments to similar supernatural origins?

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[META] At what point in time does history become paleoanthropology?

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Why didn't the Chinese just say no to British opium merchants?

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In the Vietnam War, images of soldiers modifying their uniforms was rampant. Did this practice exist in the civil war? Would Union soldiers write "War is hell" on their caps or remove the brim?

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This might be for /r/askscience, but when did Einstein realize time is money?

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Pistoliers on horseback became a solution to the increasing numbers of pike blocks. Did eastern countries use horse archer mercenaries to fit this role?

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I have seen an idea float around that there is an existing connection between Turkic and some Native American cultures. Does this idea have any merit or is it just making connections that do not exist?

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I have heard Don Quixote is considered the first modern novel. Don Quixote itself is a parody of books I would consider novels. What differentiates these pre-modern novels from modern novels?	3616
Yalta, Tehran, these conferences would not just decide the fate of ww2, but even the world after. But, more importantly, what was the catering like? What did the delegates eat?	309
How did the 1920s look back at the 1820s?	219
Today, some people have the misguided opinion that aliens built the pyramids and other monuments. Before the UFO craze, were there people who attributed the creation of monuments to similar supernatural origins?	100
[META] At what point in time does history become paleoanthropology?	56
Why didn't the Chinese just say no to British opium merchants?	38
In the Vietnam War, images of soldiers modifying their uniforms was rampant. Did this practice exist in the civil war? Would Union soldiers write "War is hell" on their caps or remove the brim?	37
This might be for /r/askscience, but when did Einstein realize time is money?	17
Pistoliers on horseback became a solution to the increasing numbers of pike blocks. Did eastern countries use horse archer mercenaries to fit this role?	17
I have seen an idea float around that there is an existing connection between Turkic and some Native American cultures. Does this idea have any merit or is it just making connections that do not exist?	17