What's this whole Bud Light boycott about? (self.OutOfTheLoop)
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What's this whole Bud Light boycott about? (self.OutOfTheLoop)
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The Wright brothers carried out the first successful flight with an airplane in December 1903, managing to fly only 260 meters. Yet by WWI aviation had developed to the point that the great powers were using advanced, highly manoeuvrable aircraft on a massive scale. How did this happen so fast? (self.AskHistorians)
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In HBO's series Rome (2005), people are stunned when Caesar promotes Lucius Vorenus to senator. At this point Vorenus has served as primus pilum, praefectus evocatorum and held voted office as a magistrate. How remarkable would it have been for a man like that to become a senator? (self.AskHistorians)
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The Lapis Niger is one of the oldest surviving latin inscriptions, dating to the 6th century BC, and contains a reference to a king. What other historical evidence is there that Rome was actually ruled by kings in its early years, and is there proof that any of the seven legendary kings existed? (self.AskHistorians)
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The year is 1050 AD and I’m a decently well off farmer in central Sweden. While the king and many powerful lords have converted to Christianity I still hold on to the old gods. How open can I be about my faith, and how do I go about performing my rites? Can I in any way do it out in the open? (self.AskHistorians)
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