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What is the oldest example of someone saying "These darn kids are screwing everything up."

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Is Moses, like Jesus, an accepted historical figure, or is there some debate over his existence?

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Were there serial killers in antiquity?

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You can't really do traditional math with roman numerals, so how did the ancient Romans do math?

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In modern times, we have the expectation that technology will be completely different in 30 years, and will change how we live in minor (and sometimes major) ways. When did this idea start?

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Why do people think Walt Disney was anti-semitic?

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What is the oldest reference to a barber (i.e. a person who cuts hair for a living) we have?

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When did societies in antiquity change over from the barter system to the monetary system? Do we know of the earliest civilization to use money instead of strict bartering?

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In Updike "Rabbit, Run" set in or around 1961, a pregnant woman get's drunk constantly and little is made of it. Was this common back then?

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Did anything like modern city planning exist in antiquity? Or were ancient cities (like Rome) just built haphazardly building by building?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the oldest example of someone saying "These darn kids are screwing everything up."	38
Is Moses, like Jesus, an accepted historical figure, or is there some debate over his existence?	22
Were there serial killers in antiquity?	14
You can't really do traditional math with roman numerals, so how did the ancient Romans do math?	9
In modern times, we have the expectation that technology will be completely different in 30 years, and will change how we live in minor (and sometimes major) ways. When did this idea start?	9
Why do people think Walt Disney was anti-semitic?	5
What is the oldest reference to a barber (i.e. a person who cuts hair for a living) we have?	4
When did societies in antiquity change over from the barter system to the monetary system? Do we know of the earliest civilization to use money instead of strict bartering?	3
In Updike "Rabbit, Run" set in or around 1961, a pregnant woman get's drunk constantly and little is made of it. Was this common back then?	1
Did anything like modern city planning exist in antiquity? Or were ancient cities (like Rome) just built haphazardly building by building?	1