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Heard a recording of Dame Vera Lynn on NPR and noticed that the way she sang was very different than the way people sing in pop music today. How exactly has singing changed over the last hundred years and why?

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The adjective "Byzantine" has come to mean excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail. What about the Byzantine empire was so complex?

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Castle construction in Norman England

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Lamenting the loss of Roman polytheism

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Was watching Jacobs Ladder 1990 and the subway and New York in general is trashed. Is this what New York was like in the 1970s?

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What happened to exile?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Heard a recording of Dame Vera Lynn on NPR and noticed that the way she sang was very different than the way people sing in pop music today. How exactly has singing changed over the last hundred years and why?	69
The adjective "Byzantine" has come to mean excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail. What about the Byzantine empire was so complex?	20
Castle construction in Norman England	8
Lamenting the loss of Roman polytheism	6
Was watching Jacobs Ladder 1990 and the subway and New York in general is trashed. Is this what New York was like in the 1970s?	1
What happened to exile?	1