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How did Remembrance Day shift from “never again” to “thank you for your service”?

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18696122 days ago

Homes in the Americas almost universally employ a simple, cheap, and effective device for letting in fresh air while keeping bugs out. Why hasn’t window screen technology been adopted to the same degree in Europe, even in fairly buggy places?

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165913316 days ago

If Roman society was so stratified, why did the Romans pour so much into public infrastructure that benefited everyone?

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It was believed that the Azores were uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered it, but recently megalithic structures were discovered. Who built them, what do we know about them and what happened to them?

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14539218 days ago

A piece of Roman graffiti reads: "If anyone does not believe in Venus, they should gaze at my girlfriend" What are the chances that someone seeing this guy's girlfriend wouldn't believe in Venus?

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1427739 days ago

Before the 1960's, did people change in and out of clothes during the day?

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1303424 days ago

How early in human history could we have made BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) sandwiches?

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129710814 days ago

Were "permanent records" ever a real concern for American school children?

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12276325 days ago

What did the wives of medieval soldiers think about all the raping done by their husbands during the war? Were they alright with it? Were the warriors open with what they'd done to their victims or did they pretend that none of that happened?

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1182269 days ago

Did an equivalent of junk food exist in the Middle Ages? If so, what was it like?

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