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Did Ancient Greek literature or drama have any horror?

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When did roughly four minutes become the standard song length?

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Who was "the Einstein" before Albert Einstein, the ubiquitously known individual who became a byword for "very very smart"?

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Given that, near as I can tell, no portrait of Henry VIII exists of him eating a turkey leg, and that it seems to not be a contemporaneous dramatic depiction, where did we get the image of him gnawing on one?

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Taft was the US president before being appointed to the Supreme Court by Harding, the only president to do so. Was there any criticism levied at him or Harding for going from a partisan role to one that demanded nominal impartiality?

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What was a medieval peasant's sense of scale like? How frequently would they have contemplated a million of anything? A hundred of anything?

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Henry Winkler tells the story of how his father, a German Jew living in Berlin in 1939, obtained a 6 month work visa to the US and then was granted multiple extensions over the next few years. What was the general policy from Nazi Germany to Jews who fled the country via an official means?

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[META] Am I just imagining things, or have the most popular questions for the last month or so had fewer upvotes than is typical?

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Has laughter always been universal?

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Would Hammurabic law have had lawyers?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Ancient Greek literature or drama have any horror?	11
When did roughly four minutes become the standard song length?	11
Who was "the Einstein" before Albert Einstein, the ubiquitously known individual who became a byword for "very very smart"?	11
Given that, near as I can tell, no portrait of Henry VIII exists of him eating a turkey leg, and that it seems to not be a contemporaneous dramatic depiction, where did we get the image of him gnawing on one?	10
Taft was the US president before being appointed to the Supreme Court by Harding, the only president to do so. Was there any criticism levied at him or Harding for going from a partisan role to one that demanded nominal impartiality?	10
What was a medieval peasant's sense of scale like? How frequently would they have contemplated a million of anything? A hundred of anything?	10
Henry Winkler tells the story of how his father, a German Jew living in Berlin in 1939, obtained a 6 month work visa to the US and then was granted multiple extensions over the next few years. What was the general policy from Nazi Germany to Jews who fled the country via an official means?	10
[META] Am I just imagining things, or have the most popular questions for the last month or so had fewer upvotes than is typical?	9
Has laughter always been universal?	9
Would Hammurabic law have had lawyers?	9