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What's the oldest piece of music we have recreated?

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Did house slaves look down on field slaves and vice versa? How did each groups views of their owners differ?

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Did Cortes really order his own ships burnt? Did he ever really stand a chance of losing when he made this decision?

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Why did we 'invent' capital letters? When did they first appear and how else have they been used throughout history?

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What's the latest into his rule that Napoleon could have stopped waging war and gotten 'away with it'?

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In Ancient Rome, did Gladiators pick on Scholars and call them a Roman equivalent of 'nerds'?

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In World War Z, one of the characters claims that the population explosion in China was because Mao thought it was the only way to win a nuclear war. Is there any truth to this?

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In Game of Thrones, the Unsullied patrol the streets with spears. Was this a common choice of weapon for street patrols?

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In Medieval Europe, did Kings and other important people usually lead the charge into battle like in movies? Or join battles at all?

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Did famous European composers tend to work collaboratively with their orchestras and take the credit, or did they write all the music themselves?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the oldest piece of music we have recreated?	301
Did house slaves look down on field slaves and vice versa? How did each groups views of their owners differ?	160
Did Cortes really order his own ships burnt? Did he ever really stand a chance of losing when he made this decision?	62
Why did we 'invent' capital letters? When did they first appear and how else have they been used throughout history?	51
What's the latest into his rule that Napoleon could have stopped waging war and gotten 'away with it'?	50
In Ancient Rome, did Gladiators pick on Scholars and call them a Roman equivalent of 'nerds'?	42
In World War Z, one of the characters claims that the population explosion in China was because Mao thought it was the only way to win a nuclear war. Is there any truth to this?	34
In Game of Thrones, the Unsullied patrol the streets with spears. Was this a common choice of weapon for street patrols?	33
In Medieval Europe, did Kings and other important people usually lead the charge into battle like in movies? Or join battles at all?	30
Did famous European composers tend to work collaboratively with their orchestras and take the credit, or did they write all the music themselves?	13