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No American cities had police departments until 1854, how was crime handled in the 2 centuries before then?

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Did kingdoms raided by Vikings ever try to attack Viking homelands in retaliation?

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Did ancient slave based societies (Greece, Rome, etc) have abolitionists? Did any actually abolish slavery?

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Is naming generations & ascribing attributes to them recent? Was it done in the distant past? Have other civilizations done this?

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Are there any examples of anarchist societies in the Ancient world surviving alongside non anarchist societies?

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Could Napoleon have made peace & lived out his days as Emperor? If so, what is the maximum extent of Empire he could have maintained?

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The media & general public thought of the USSR as an unstoppable military juggernaut right up until its collapse. Did military experts think the same?

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Has any other invention changed human behavior worldwide as quickly as the smartphone has?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
No American cities had police departments until 1854, how was crime handled in the 2 centuries before then?	530
Did kingdoms raided by Vikings ever try to attack Viking homelands in retaliation?	524
Did ancient slave based societies (Greece, Rome, etc) have abolitionists? Did any actually abolish slavery?	44
Is naming generations & ascribing attributes to them recent? Was it done in the distant past? Have other civilizations done this?	16
Are there any examples of anarchist societies in the Ancient world surviving alongside non anarchist societies?	4
Could Napoleon have made peace & lived out his days as Emperor? If so, what is the maximum extent of Empire he could have maintained?	3
The media & general public thought of the USSR as an unstoppable military juggernaut right up until its collapse. Did military experts think the same?	1
Has any other invention changed human behavior worldwide as quickly as the smartphone has?	1