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I've heard that in Rome togas were a ceremonial article of clothing, and I've also heard that pants were considered barbaric. So what did the Romans wear for everyday clothing (at different time periods and seasonally)?	208
In WW2 Germany had tremendous logistical issues sustaining forces in the USSR, including problems with separate rail gauges. How did the USSR manage logistically when the situation reversed in 1944 with soviet forces fighting in Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, etc.?	50
Given that rice produces more calories per acre than wheat, why wasn't it widely adopted and consumed in europe?	40
How did the concept and legal status of Roman citizenship carry over into eastern Rome and its legal system, especially with regard to the periods after the fall of western Rome?	20
Was Merv really as populous before it was sacked, as is often said about it? I've heard that it was the most populous city in the world in the 12th and 13th centuries. What supports this view?	18
When Austria-Hungary was considering their declaration of war on Serbia in 1914, they knew that they had committed German support even if Russia joined. Did they know of the Schlieffen plan, or consider France and Russia's alliance in general?	18
Did german chancellor Helmut Schmidt and the US interfere in portuguese and spanish politics in the 1970s?	17
How did the columbian exchange effect African and Asian cuisine?	14
Were the royal elections in Poland inspired (or influenced) by their elective monarchy neighbor, the HRE?	5
Is there any evidence that the dust bowl in the US and the holodomor in the USSR were connected and both at least partially caused or exacerbated by a temporary climatic change?	4

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