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Why did Republican Romans dress so lightly, while medieval Italians wore seemingly a lot of clothes, while living in the same climate?

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How common was sexual violence (rape, sexual enslavement) towards local men by conquering armies during antiquity?

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How did Sweden go from being a deeply Lutheran country to a very non-religious society?

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A Russian woman told me that Stalin's second wife, Nadya Alliluyeva, wanders the earth as a ghost, haunting the minds of young men. Is this a widespread myth or just a crazy old lady's fantasies?

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What's the origin of saint worship in Christianity?

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What are the oldest "ghettos"/"bad neighbourhoods" we know about?

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European Jews are generally categorized as either Ashkenazim (Originally from the Rhine basin) and Sephardim (Originally from the Iberian peninsula). What happened to all the other European Jewish communities?

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How were the large pre-industrial Chinese cities like Kaifeng and Hangzhou able to grow beyond 1 million inhabitants?

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How were the folk-revival American music from the 60's and 70's generally seen in the rural South?

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I am a (male) Barbarian POW captured by the Romans. Is there a risk that I will be sexually abused?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Republican Romans dress so lightly, while medieval Italians wore seemingly a lot of clothes, while living in the same climate?	2389
How common was sexual violence (rape, sexual enslavement) towards local men by conquering armies during antiquity?	353
How did Sweden go from being a deeply Lutheran country to a very non-religious society?	228
A Russian woman told me that Stalin's second wife, Nadya Alliluyeva, wanders the earth as a ghost, haunting the minds of young men. Is this a widespread myth or just a crazy old lady's fantasies?	154
What's the origin of saint worship in Christianity?	115
What are the oldest "ghettos"/"bad neighbourhoods" we know about?	105
European Jews are generally categorized as either Ashkenazim (Originally from the Rhine basin) and Sephardim (Originally from the Iberian peninsula). What happened to all the other European Jewish communities?	66
How were the large pre-industrial Chinese cities like Kaifeng and Hangzhou able to grow beyond 1 million inhabitants?	53
How were the folk-revival American music from the 60's and 70's generally seen in the rural South?	50
I am a (male) Barbarian POW captured by the Romans. Is there a risk that I will be sexually abused?	40