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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)?
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Naked mole rats are highly social animals, and since they are not endothermic, their colonies sleep communally together. Since this is a recipe for plagues, what pathogens are known to afflict them?
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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.?
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Given that rice produces more calories per acre than wheat, why wasn't it widely adopted and consumed in europe?
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Why do birds, especially those of the neoaves family, move their heads in quick jerky motions so much?
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Why is that programs need to be ported between operating systems in order in to function? What goes on at the programming level to require this?
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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?
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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?
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