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I've always read about war horses being "man-killers" and recently read about a 17th century war horse disembowling a groom. Were horses really that dangerous?

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After seeing an example of a Roman latrine I have to ask: Were ancient people really completely comfortable just defecating and urinating in front of each Other? Do we know of any instances of embarrassment or shame or humor about this situation being brought up?

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Watched Smokey and the Bandit. Was there actually a time in American history where blocker cars, caravans in defiance of the law, and groups of truckers could openly defy the law?

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I'm an ancient Greek watching the play Oedipus. When it's revealed that Jocasta is his mother would I have laughed?

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Did Greek or Roman gods every do anything new? For example, would a priest or someone report that last week zeus did something interesting?

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I keep reading about the large amounts of alcohol that sailors drank during the age of sail. Did this just result in hundreds of alcoholics serving in the Navy? Or was this just normal for the time period?

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Do we actually have any instances and history of any person cutting open an animal and crawling inside it for warmth?

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What was Hitler's personal net worth in 1941?

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I've always read about war horses being "man-killers" and recently read about a 17th century war horse disembowling a groom. Were horses really that dangerous?	1189	AskHistorians
After seeing an example of a Roman latrine I have to ask: Were ancient people really completely comfortable just defecating and urinating in front of each Other? Do we know of any instances of embarrassment or shame or humor about this situation being brought up?	210	AskHistorians
Watched Smokey and the Bandit. Was there actually a time in American history where blocker cars, caravans in defiance of the law, and groups of truckers could openly defy the law?	168	AskHistorians
I'm an ancient Greek watching the play Oedipus. When it's revealed that Jocasta is his mother would I have laughed?	163	AskHistorians
Did Greek or Roman gods every do anything new? For example, would a priest or someone report that last week zeus did something interesting?	148	AskHistorians
I keep reading about the large amounts of alcohol that sailors drank during the age of sail. Did this just result in hundreds of alcoholics serving in the Navy? Or was this just normal for the time period?	79	AskHistorians
Do we actually have any instances and history of any person cutting open an animal and crawling inside it for warmth?	8	AskHistorians
What was Hitler's personal net worth in 1941?	2	AskHistorians