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It's Summer, pre-industrial Southern Europe, and I, a blacksmith, am SUFFERING. How do I stop myself collapsing from heatstroke?

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How was Robbie Burns' "Nae Hair On'T" received by his contemporaries? NSFW

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How and when did the popular image of pirates change from bloodthirsty killers to funny characters appropriate for kids?

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What became of the 'lebensborn' children in Germany?

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What made Ancient Greek society so prosperous?

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I'm a nomadic tribesman living in Siberia in 1916. How much does my life change as Russia and much of Eastern Europe turns into the USSR?

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It's the middle of the Age of Sail and I'm stuck on a trading ship somewhere in the North Atlantic sailing between England and the US. It's absolutely freezing - how do I keep warm?

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How did English come to be the dominant language in Scotland?

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How did Gladiators avoid dying of infected wounds?

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Do we have any idea what this bizarre video would have meant to someone in 1907 France?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
It's Summer, pre-industrial Southern Europe, and I, a blacksmith, am SUFFERING. How do I stop myself collapsing from heatstroke?	1752
How was Robbie Burns' "Nae Hair On'T" received by his contemporaries? NSFW	1426
How and when did the popular image of pirates change from bloodthirsty killers to funny characters appropriate for kids?	756
What became of the 'lebensborn' children in Germany?	66
What made Ancient Greek society so prosperous?	50
I'm a nomadic tribesman living in Siberia in 1916. How much does my life change as Russia and much of Eastern Europe turns into the USSR?	46
It's the middle of the Age of Sail and I'm stuck on a trading ship somewhere in the North Atlantic sailing between England and the US. It's absolutely freezing - how do I keep warm?	45
How did English come to be the dominant language in Scotland?	45
How did Gladiators avoid dying of infected wounds?	44
Do we have any idea what this bizarre video would have meant to someone in 1907 France?	38