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Why was the 'hand tucked in the shirt' pose (think Napoleon) so popular in early photographs?

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What reason did the Crusaders have to believe that Prester John actually existed?

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Does anyone know someone who lived through 'the Great Leap Forward'? I've read up on it on wiki and such but I would love to know more about it. does anyone know more info about it that won't be found through the regular channels?

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When phones became commonplace in homes & businesses how did phone companies expand from the nascent 3 digits to 4 & 5 numbers per phone number? If I had a 4 digit phone number & 5 digits came into use, did I just get a new phone number?

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Is Woodstock given too much credit as a society changing event? Is it being remembered nostalgically by the media & aged hippies as more than it really was? Or was it real turning point in the way of thinking at the time?

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Do we know anything about the Roman soldier who killed Archimedes? How soon after did he realize who he had killed? Was he punished for it?

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Did people 100's or even thousands of years ago with dogs (as pets or working dogs) talk to them using the same baby/doggie talk that we use now?

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Do you consider any specific historic event to be overrated?

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Are the Romance languages accents or dialects of their original root language, Latin?

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Tonight's episode of Cosmos made Robert Hooke look like a rather bad man. I had no idea this was his reputation. Was he really the bad guy the show makes him out to be?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was the 'hand tucked in the shirt' pose (think Napoleon) so popular in early photographs?	80
What reason did the Crusaders have to believe that Prester John actually existed?	70
Does anyone know someone who lived through 'the Great Leap Forward'? I've read up on it on wiki and such but I would love to know more about it. does anyone know more info about it that won't be found through the regular channels?	65
When phones became commonplace in homes & businesses how did phone companies expand from the nascent 3 digits to 4 & 5 numbers per phone number? If I had a 4 digit phone number & 5 digits came into use, did I just get a new phone number?	64
Is Woodstock given too much credit as a society changing event? Is it being remembered nostalgically by the media & aged hippies as more than it really was? Or was it real turning point in the way of thinking at the time?	58
Do we know anything about the Roman soldier who killed Archimedes? How soon after did he realize who he had killed? Was he punished for it?	58
Did people 100's or even thousands of years ago with dogs (as pets or working dogs) talk to them using the same baby/doggie talk that we use now?	57
Do you consider any specific historic event to be overrated?	57
Are the Romance languages accents or dialects of their original root language, Latin?	50
Tonight's episode of Cosmos made Robert Hooke look like a rather bad man. I had no idea this was his reputation. Was he really the bad guy the show makes him out to be?	50