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How popular really was wine in ancient Greece? Would the average person have access to wine? Was it expensive?

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Did offices in the 60s, 70s, 80s, etc always reek of stale tobacco?

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How did Catholics across the world react to the pushes away from the traditional Latin Mass in the 60’s? Was a new, more inclusive mass widely accepted? Or were there pushes to retain the tradition?

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When did African slaves in the Americas stop speaking their native tongues amongst each other, and adopt English, Spanish, Portugese, etc?

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What happened to the Spanish Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492?

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How did people cut their toe nails before nail clippers?

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Is Leon Trotsky’s Book, “History of the Russian Revolution” a Biased Source?

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What’s the oldest a written Greek document can be, and still be read and understood by a modern Greek speaker?

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What is the Most Accurate English Bible Translation?

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Was an Ancient, unified China difficult to govern because of the many linguistic differences between areas?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How popular really was wine in ancient Greece? Would the average person have access to wine? Was it expensive?	221
Did offices in the 60s, 70s, 80s, etc always reek of stale tobacco?	128
How did Catholics across the world react to the pushes away from the traditional Latin Mass in the 60’s? Was a new, more inclusive mass widely accepted? Or were there pushes to retain the tradition?	45
When did African slaves in the Americas stop speaking their native tongues amongst each other, and adopt English, Spanish, Portugese, etc?	31
What happened to the Spanish Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492?	27
How did people cut their toe nails before nail clippers?	16
Is Leon Trotsky’s Book, “History of the Russian Revolution” a Biased Source?	6
What’s the oldest a written Greek document can be, and still be read and understood by a modern Greek speaker?	2
What is the Most Accurate English Bible Translation?	2
Was an Ancient, unified China difficult to govern because of the many linguistic differences between areas?	2