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Today is Marcus Aurelius' birthday. Was he really as good as history remembers him? And what were his subjects attitudes to him during his reign?

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Did any of the nobles, royalty, or the Church have some kind of special event in 1000 AD to celebrate the 1000th year of Christ?

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How did the quality of Soviet education compare to the quality of American education during the cold war?

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Confederate President Jefferson Davis had an older brother, Joseph Davis, who owned a plantation that's often described as "Utopian". What in the world was a utopian slave plantation?

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Did the Nazis really spare “Aryan” soldiers the worst of war for reproduction purposes? - Oral history says they did

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Miyamoto Musashi makes reference to the ten abilities and seven arts of old. This can be found in the earth scroll in his book of five rings. What the heck were the 10 abilities and 7 arts?

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How much was a sword worth in the Middle Ages?

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Without ready access to sugar, what were popular desserts in early Colonial America?

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Why did Khruschev tolerate Kim Il Sung's insubordination in the 50s-60s?

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I am an Indian living there, and I have noticed that there generally aren't old buildings like houses older than the Raj era, unlike in Europe despite cities here having thousands of years of history. Why is that?

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Today is Marcus Aurelius' birthday. Was he really as good as history remembers him? And what were his subjects attitudes to him during his reign?	386
Did any of the nobles, royalty, or the Church have some kind of special event in 1000 AD to celebrate the 1000th year of Christ?	386
How did the quality of Soviet education compare to the quality of American education during the cold war?	386
Confederate President Jefferson Davis had an older brother, Joseph Davis, who owned a plantation that's often described as "Utopian". What in the world was a utopian slave plantation?	385
Did the Nazis really spare “Aryan” soldiers the worst of war for reproduction purposes? - Oral history says they did	384
Miyamoto Musashi makes reference to the ten abilities and seven arts of old. This can be found in the earth scroll in his book of five rings. What the heck were the 10 abilities and 7 arts?	383
How much was a sword worth in the Middle Ages?	380
Without ready access to sugar, what were popular desserts in early Colonial America?	380
Why did Khruschev tolerate Kim Il Sung's insubordination in the 50s-60s?	380
I am an Indian living there, and I have noticed that there generally aren't old buildings like houses older than the Raj era, unlike in Europe despite cities here having thousands of years of history. Why is that?	379