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Why is it that peanut butter is so popular in America but not elsewhere in the world?

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Alexander Hamilton wrote a letter to John Laurens dated September 16, 1780. In it he says "she loves you a l’americaine not a la françois" What does that mean?

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Literacy among Roman soldiers. How was it taught? (And several other questions about Roman soldiers.)

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Did Roman slaves have to be tortured before their testimony could be accepted in a court of law?

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Female mercenaries in 14th and 15th centuries?

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The clenched fist of the Spanish Civil War

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When did Europeans start to refer to themselves as Europeans?

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Clovis culture and the first people in America

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Extreme Book Nerd Reading Challenge for Historians. Readng Recommendations?

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Roman armies are supposed to have built fortified camps whenever they stopped for the night. How realistic was this? (And other questions.)

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Why is it that peanut butter is so popular in America but not elsewhere in the world?	342	AskHistorians
Alexander Hamilton wrote a letter to John Laurens dated September 16, 1780. In it he says "she loves you a l’americaine not a la françois" What does that mean?	262	AskHistorians
Literacy among Roman soldiers. How was it taught? (And several other questions about Roman soldiers.)	84	AskHistorians
Did Roman slaves have to be tortured before their testimony could be accepted in a court of law?	42	AskHistorians
Female mercenaries in 14th and 15th centuries?	33	AskHistorians
The clenched fist of the Spanish Civil War	33	AskHistorians
When did Europeans start to refer to themselves as Europeans?	30	AskHistorians
Clovis culture and the first people in America	28	AskHistorians
Extreme Book Nerd Reading Challenge for Historians. Readng Recommendations?	28	AskHistorians
Roman armies are supposed to have built fortified camps whenever they stopped for the night. How realistic was this? (And other questions.)	24	AskHistorians