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Did soldiers in ancient Roman and Greek battles use some type of vernacular to communicate with and help their compadres similar to how athletes today might say "man on!" "run play #3" "ball is out!" etc?

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Are there any "tips and tricks" manuals from BC era on motherhood? E.g. for breastfeeding, what to expect, etc?

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Was scenic tourism a thing in the 1800s?

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Why have Jews been subjected to prejudice and genocide so often and repeatedly throughout history?

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What area did the swimming passengers have to clear when the Titanic sank to avoid being sucked down with the ship?

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Did soldiers in ancient battles use some type of vernacular to communicate with and help their compadres similar to how athletes today might say "man on!" "run play #3" "ball is out!" etc

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Were there ever any past civilizations that had no concept of time?

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Like California drying up from human's overuse of the land, does the arid geography in the Middle East (the hub of humanity) have anything to do with the generations of empires that have worked that land?

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Today we use the term retro to talk about the 50s through the 80s. What were some lay terms used by people earlier in the 1900s to refer to past eras?

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Did soldiers in ancient Roman and Greek battles use some type of vernacular to communicate with and help their compadres similar to how athletes today might say "man on!" "run play #3" "ball is out!" etc?	182
Are there any "tips and tricks" manuals from BC era on motherhood? E.g. for breastfeeding, what to expect, etc?	38
Was scenic tourism a thing in the 1800s?	33
Why have Jews been subjected to prejudice and genocide so often and repeatedly throughout history?	8
What area did the swimming passengers have to clear when the Titanic sank to avoid being sucked down with the ship?	2
Did soldiers in ancient battles use some type of vernacular to communicate with and help their compadres similar to how athletes today might say "man on!" "run play #3" "ball is out!" etc	2
Were there ever any past civilizations that had no concept of time?	1
Like California drying up from human's overuse of the land, does the arid geography in the Middle East (the hub of humanity) have anything to do with the generations of empires that have worked that land?	1
Today we use the term retro to talk about the 50s through the 80s. What were some lay terms used by people earlier in the 1900s to refer to past eras?	0