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Who built and maintained the roads between city-states in ancient Greece? Did each city only build its own section of the road, or was there some international cooperation?

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"Night Witches" was the German nickname for the Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment. How did the German soldiers know they were being bombed by women?

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Did ancient Rome ever have "city tours" businesses to show tourists around like modern cities have today?

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Why couldn´t Napoleon build a navy to rival the British when he controlled most of Europe?

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I read in this sub that most of the famous torture devices (iron maiden, judas cradle, etc) were actually made up and never “properly” used. Despite this fact, they feature in many torture museums around the world as tools of the inquisition or other dungeons. Are these museum lying?

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Did the ancient world practice the concept of merchandising? Could you buy an Achilles doll in ancient Greece or a plush Sun Wukong in China?

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I´m an average middle-class man living in Moscow with my family in 1922. How will my life change after the country becomes comunist?

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How much would a young medieval prince actually have to worry about assassinations growing up?

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It is said that french fries got their name due to US troops passing through Belgium in WW2. What were they called in the US before the second world war?

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I'm a pious man living in classical Athens. What (if any) religious ceremonies and/or rituals will I participate in on an average week?

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Who built and maintained the roads between city-states in ancient Greece? Did each city only build its own section of the road, or was there some international cooperation?	1825
"Night Witches" was the German nickname for the Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment. How did the German soldiers know they were being bombed by women?	429
Did ancient Rome ever have "city tours" businesses to show tourists around like modern cities have today?	279
Why couldn´t Napoleon build a navy to rival the British when he controlled most of Europe?	103
I read in this sub that most of the famous torture devices (iron maiden, judas cradle, etc) were actually made up and never “properly” used. Despite this fact, they feature in many torture museums around the world as tools of the inquisition or other dungeons. Are these museum lying?	89
Did the ancient world practice the concept of merchandising? Could you buy an Achilles doll in ancient Greece or a plush Sun Wukong in China?	73
I´m an average middle-class man living in Moscow with my family in 1922. How will my life change after the country becomes comunist?	47
How much would a young medieval prince actually have to worry about assassinations growing up?	14
It is said that french fries got their name due to US troops passing through Belgium in WW2. What were they called in the US before the second world war?	14
I'm a pious man living in classical Athens. What (if any) religious ceremonies and/or rituals will I participate in on an average week?	8