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How were people able to build such amazing things before the 1600s without even knowing Newton’s Three Laws?

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How did New Orleans react to the French Revolution?

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What would a standard issue medieval sword look like?

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Why was Caesar disgusted when he was presented with Pompeys head?

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Have societies in history that use the arabic numeral system (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) referred to the 69 sex position as some language form of "69" or is it a modern English thing?

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I'm a peasant farmer in the High Middle Ages and have been told that I need to take up arms and fight in a distant land for a king I've hardly heard of. Why do I answer the call?

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How did people in Europe in the late Middle Ages personally mark or observe the passage of calendrical time?

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What were the Nordic countries famous for in the medieval era?

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Why didn't Hitler and Stalin ever meet?

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Are there any historical examples of people with unusual fetishes? At what point did fetishes become something society was generally aware of existing?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were people able to build such amazing things before the 1600s without even knowing Newton’s Three Laws?	5
How did New Orleans react to the French Revolution?	5
What would a standard issue medieval sword look like?	5
Why was Caesar disgusted when he was presented with Pompeys head?	5
Have societies in history that use the arabic numeral system (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) referred to the 69 sex position as some language form of "69" or is it a modern English thing?	5
I'm a peasant farmer in the High Middle Ages and have been told that I need to take up arms and fight in a distant land for a king I've hardly heard of. Why do I answer the call?	5
How did people in Europe in the late Middle Ages personally mark or observe the passage of calendrical time?	5
What were the Nordic countries famous for in the medieval era?	5
Why didn't Hitler and Stalin ever meet?	5
Are there any historical examples of people with unusual fetishes? At what point did fetishes become something society was generally aware of existing?	5