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Did Ancient Rome have anything like the popular music culture we now enjoy? Were there singers or composers that most people were likely to have heard of? Were there concerts?

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Why was surfing seemingly the focal point of popular youth culture in early 1960s America?

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What did "law enforcement" look like in the great Mesoamerican cultures at their height?

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If it were the year 1500AD and I wanted to go visit the biggest collection of publicly accessible books in Europe, where would I go?

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During the great stock market crash of 1929, was there really a spate of suicides among financiers? Were they really leaping off of buildings on Wall Street?

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Did Hitler have anything to say about 'Mein Kampf' and its contents after he finally rose to power? Did he ever make any attempt to revise, expand or alter it?

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Has there ever been a culture that has believed that pregnancy happens for a reason unrelated to sex?

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How did "Ann Landers" (Ruth Cowley, Eppie Lederer) and "Abigail van Buren" (Pauline Phillips, Jeanne Phillips) come to so dominate the American advice-column genre?

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The medieval era is often painted as being a very superstitious and unscientific one, but how accurate is this really?

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How effective were moats in preventing attacks on medieval castles?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Ancient Rome have anything like the popular music culture we now enjoy? Were there singers or composers that most people were likely to have heard of? Were there concerts?	149
Why was surfing seemingly the focal point of popular youth culture in early 1960s America?	140
What did "law enforcement" look like in the great Mesoamerican cultures at their height?	132
If it were the year 1500AD and I wanted to go visit the biggest collection of publicly accessible books in Europe, where would I go?	120
During the great stock market crash of 1929, was there really a spate of suicides among financiers? Were they really leaping off of buildings on Wall Street?	114
Did Hitler have anything to say about 'Mein Kampf' and its contents after he finally rose to power? Did he ever make any attempt to revise, expand or alter it?	108
Has there ever been a culture that has believed that pregnancy happens for a reason unrelated to sex?	103
How did "Ann Landers" (Ruth Cowley, Eppie Lederer) and "Abigail van Buren" (Pauline Phillips, Jeanne Phillips) come to so dominate the American advice-column genre?	89
The medieval era is often painted as being a very superstitious and unscientific one, but how accurate is this really?	83
How effective were moats in preventing attacks on medieval castles?	81