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Fifteen years later we still talk about 9/11 on its anniversary. How long did people keep annually commemorating other historical tragedies, like the Kennedy or Lincoln assassinations?

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Did heavier men and women used to be considered more attractive before industrialization? Are there representations of this in art or literature of the time period?

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In pre-modern times, was it perfectly possible to just pack your things up and leave town, and settle down elsewhere with a completely new identity and have no one be the wiser? How easy was it to just "disappear" and start a new life?

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Of all the ww2 military vehicles, what I seem to see the least of in media is the armored car. How were armored cars used in the war, and how extensively?

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What is some of the oldest continually owned pieces of private land?

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Were American civil war veterans in the 20s, or WW1 veterans in the 70s, venerated in a similar manner to WW2 vets today?

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Before the Spanish unification between Castille and Aragon, were the various Spanish kingdoms culturally distinct from one another?

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How did the Axis Powers in WWII use field medics/corpsmen in comparison with the allies? Did they place a different level of importance in battlefield triage or evacuating their wounded?

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Were medieval armor displays only for show, or were they battle-ready suits? Did any individual armor displays have any sort of history behind them?

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Are museums and universities full of random ancient manuscripts still waiting for someone to identify and translate?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Fifteen years later we still talk about 9/11 on its anniversary. How long did people keep annually commemorating other historical tragedies, like the Kennedy or Lincoln assassinations?	766
Did heavier men and women used to be considered more attractive before industrialization? Are there representations of this in art or literature of the time period?	445
In pre-modern times, was it perfectly possible to just pack your things up and leave town, and settle down elsewhere with a completely new identity and have no one be the wiser? How easy was it to just "disappear" and start a new life?	309
Of all the ww2 military vehicles, what I seem to see the least of in media is the armored car. How were armored cars used in the war, and how extensively?	143
What is some of the oldest continually owned pieces of private land?	58
Were American civil war veterans in the 20s, or WW1 veterans in the 70s, venerated in a similar manner to WW2 vets today?	44
Before the Spanish unification between Castille and Aragon, were the various Spanish kingdoms culturally distinct from one another?	32
How did the Axis Powers in WWII use field medics/corpsmen in comparison with the allies? Did they place a different level of importance in battlefield triage or evacuating their wounded?	14
Were medieval armor displays only for show, or were they battle-ready suits? Did any individual armor displays have any sort of history behind them?	13
Are museums and universities full of random ancient manuscripts still waiting for someone to identify and translate?	12