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Were there any public parks/gardens in ancient Rome, or private gardens that were opened up to the public?

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The Athenians boldly invaded Sicily in the midst of their decades-long conflict with Sparta. The expedition ended in disaster and probably lost them the Pelopeniasn War. Do historians think the plan was strategically flawed, or merely doomed by incompetent leadership and infighting?

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I'm an Italian-American who's spent a lot of time in Italy. Italian-Americans have a unique culture, but it doesn't seem an evolution of Italian culture so much as something unique to descendants of Italians living in the US. Where did Italian-American culture come from?

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Feuding Renaissance Italians often used "cantarella" to poison each other. Slipped into wine, it was said to have no antidote and could be customized to kill in an hour or a week. Do we have any idea what cantarella was, and if it could really be so powerful and so customizable?

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Most of Asia, Africa, South America, and Central America require school uniforms. The United States, Canada, and Europe mostly don't. How did this divide come about?

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Did the ever-present threat of being challenged to a duel force people to be more polite and less slanderous? Did this have a notable effect in places where duels were legal/common?

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We say prohibition failed because Americans defied the laws and took their drinking underground. But did prohibition actually achieve its underlying objective?

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Can you tell us about the movement that produced Esperanto and the idea that the world would be better if everyone was fluent in single, easy-to-learn international language? What started the movement and why did it falter?

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The English captured the entire Danish fleet (approx 60 ships) during the Battle of Copenhagen. What did it do with those ships?

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FDR was a big fan of his nightly cocktail hour with friends and family, mixing the drinks himself. This went on in the midst of prohibition. What did Americans think of their president breaking the law?

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Were there any public parks/gardens in ancient Rome, or private gardens that were opened up to the public?	26	AskHistorians
The Athenians boldly invaded Sicily in the midst of their decades-long conflict with Sparta. The expedition ended in disaster and probably lost them the Pelopeniasn War. Do historians think the plan was strategically flawed, or merely doomed by incompetent leadership and infighting?	26	AskHistorians
I'm an Italian-American who's spent a lot of time in Italy. Italian-Americans have a unique culture, but it doesn't seem an evolution of Italian culture so much as something unique to descendants of Italians living in the US. Where did Italian-American culture come from?	26	AskHistorians
Feuding Renaissance Italians often used "cantarella" to poison each other. Slipped into wine, it was said to have no antidote and could be customized to kill in an hour or a week. Do we have any idea what cantarella was, and if it could really be so powerful and so customizable?	26	AskHistorians
Most of Asia, Africa, South America, and Central America require school uniforms. The United States, Canada, and Europe mostly don't. How did this divide come about?	26	AskHistorians
Did the ever-present threat of being challenged to a duel force people to be more polite and less slanderous? Did this have a notable effect in places where duels were legal/common?	26	AskHistorians
We say prohibition failed because Americans defied the laws and took their drinking underground. But did prohibition actually achieve its underlying objective?	26	AskHistorians
Can you tell us about the movement that produced Esperanto and the idea that the world would be better if everyone was fluent in single, easy-to-learn international language? What started the movement and why did it falter?	25	AskHistorians
The English captured the entire Danish fleet (approx 60 ships) during the Battle of Copenhagen. What did it do with those ships?	25	AskHistorians
FDR was a big fan of his nightly cocktail hour with friends and family, mixing the drinks himself. This went on in the midst of prohibition. What did Americans think of their president breaking the law?	25	AskHistorians