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Before the modern bathroom, were any major scandals caused by monarchs with bad indigestion, Crohn's disease, and the like?

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Amphibious landings: how did the Romans pull it off?

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Were the Assyrians victim to a culture-wide damnatio memoriae?

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When, if ever, have jet planes engaged helicopters in combat?

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Why did ancient historians malign Herodotus' works in spite of their own lack of historical accuracy?

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Greek historians, what's the deal with that ominous Linear B tablet that ended mid-sentence?

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Which military units throughout history have had the most haunting pasts?

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I’m walking through the streets of Late Republic Rome... what does it smell like?

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How reliable are Ward H. Lamon's biographies of Lincoln?

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How did the English informal pronouns ("thou/thee/thy"...) become defunct?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Before the modern bathroom, were any major scandals caused by monarchs with bad indigestion, Crohn's disease, and the like?	363
Amphibious landings: how did the Romans pull it off?	106
Were the Assyrians victim to a culture-wide damnatio memoriae?	29
When, if ever, have jet planes engaged helicopters in combat?	10
Why did ancient historians malign Herodotus' works in spite of their own lack of historical accuracy?	7
Greek historians, what's the deal with that ominous Linear B tablet that ended mid-sentence?	7
Which military units throughout history have had the most haunting pasts?	5
I’m walking through the streets of Late Republic Rome... what does it smell like?	2
How reliable are Ward H. Lamon's biographies of Lincoln?	1
How did the English informal pronouns ("thou/thee/thy"...) become defunct?	1