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What did the Founding Fathers do for fun?

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Is it true that before the introduction of coffee to Europe in the 16th century, the drink of choice in urban centers was beer/wine/hard cider/etc. and that in effect, everyone, including children were buzzed or drunk for almost every waking moment?

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After having annexed German East Africa as part of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), why did Great Britain not built the great trans-contintental railroad from Cairo to Southern Africa they had wanted earlier in history?

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Did the Spanish actively search for "El Dorado?" Or is it a story created after the exploration of the Americas?

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Why did ships like viking ships have shields on the sides?

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Are pornography and erotic literature considered to be useful for historiographical purposes? NSFW

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Do we know what the life of a mesoamerican (Aztec, Mayan, Incan) warrior might have been like? Full of prayer, like a Christian night, sacrifice and rituals, as we might believe perhaps due to records, etc?

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Why were the atomic bombs dropped on cities instead of the emperor's palace in Tokyo?

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I'm learning in my college class that World War I was really fought because Britain wanted to block Germany from accessing oil in the Middle East. If this was the case, why didn't Germany just drop their involvement with the investigation of Serbia so they could complete the Berlin-Baghdad railway?

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How did white cloth go from being a poor man's clothes, to becoming a status symbol?

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What did the Founding Fathers do for fun?	669
Is it true that before the introduction of coffee to Europe in the 16th century, the drink of choice in urban centers was beer/wine/hard cider/etc. and that in effect, everyone, including children were buzzed or drunk for almost every waking moment?	174
After having annexed German East Africa as part of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), why did Great Britain not built the great trans-contintental railroad from Cairo to Southern Africa they had wanted earlier in history?	111
Did the Spanish actively search for "El Dorado?" Or is it a story created after the exploration of the Americas?	54
Why did ships like viking ships have shields on the sides?	46
Are pornography and erotic literature considered to be useful for historiographical purposes? NSFW	21
Do we know what the life of a mesoamerican (Aztec, Mayan, Incan) warrior might have been like? Full of prayer, like a Christian night, sacrifice and rituals, as we might believe perhaps due to records, etc?	12
Why were the atomic bombs dropped on cities instead of the emperor's palace in Tokyo?	9
I'm learning in my college class that World War I was really fought because Britain wanted to block Germany from accessing oil in the Middle East. If this was the case, why didn't Germany just drop their involvement with the investigation of Serbia so they could complete the Berlin-Baghdad railway?	9
How did white cloth go from being a poor man's clothes, to becoming a status symbol?	4