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I just found out that those beautiful white, Greco-Roman marble statues were actually painted and looked very Gaudy. What other things am I probably picturing from history in a completely incorrect way?

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Is there anything historically reasonable about the show 'Ancient Aliens'

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How, when, and why did the Hellenistic god of the Sun change from the Titan Helios to the Olympian Apollo?

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What is the first example of "LETTER-NUMBER-NUMBER" nomenclature used in technology/manufacturing? (i.e: M16, F-22, T-34) How did this tradition come to be standard all over the world?

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Why are Mozambique, Rwanda and Cameroon part of the commonwealth, given that they were never British colonies/protectorates?

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Why has humanity standardized measurement of time, and not things like temperature, length, language etc. ?

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Is the nostalgic idea that "they just dont make ___ like they used to!" a product of the enlightenment, industrial revolution and globalization, or have people always had this attitude, in one way or another?

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Did the victims of the Blitzkrieg on the Eastern Front have access to reliable information about the fate of those in the Death Camps? Did the Soviet government make any attempt to suppress the spread of news about such things?

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Has any US presidential candidate ever openly talked about assassination/political violence in a positive light?

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If Stalin doesn't come to power after Lenin, in lieu of say, Trotsky, could the USSR still have one WW2?

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I just found out that those beautiful white, Greco-Roman marble statues were actually painted and looked very Gaudy. What other things am I probably picturing from history in a completely incorrect way?	328
Is there anything historically reasonable about the show 'Ancient Aliens'	180
How, when, and why did the Hellenistic god of the Sun change from the Titan Helios to the Olympian Apollo?	54
What is the first example of "LETTER-NUMBER-NUMBER" nomenclature used in technology/manufacturing? (i.e: M16, F-22, T-34) How did this tradition come to be standard all over the world?	38
Why are Mozambique, Rwanda and Cameroon part of the commonwealth, given that they were never British colonies/protectorates?	20
Why has humanity standardized measurement of time, and not things like temperature, length, language etc. ?	6
Is the nostalgic idea that "they just dont make ___ like they used to!" a product of the enlightenment, industrial revolution and globalization, or have people always had this attitude, in one way or another?	3
Did the victims of the Blitzkrieg on the Eastern Front have access to reliable information about the fate of those in the Death Camps? Did the Soviet government make any attempt to suppress the spread of news about such things?	2
Has any US presidential candidate ever openly talked about assassination/political violence in a positive light?	1
If Stalin doesn't come to power after Lenin, in lieu of say, Trotsky, could the USSR still have one WW2?	0