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Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum. Quid enim est aetas hominis, nisi ea memoria rerum veterum cum superiorum aetate contexitur? -- Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106-43BC)
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Nov 8 |
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Why is Che Guevara so famous? I am not really interested in discussing the semantic of famous and popular. In my not so humble opinion, Che is famous because of this picture of him and not because of either his actions or character. Answer edited. |
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Nov 8 |
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Why is Che Guevara so famous? @YannisRizos: In my not so humble opinion, he was made popular by the photo. Most people have no idea who he actually was and only know of him from derivative work from the photo. If they are lucky, they might have heard that he rode a bike across South America since there was a movie about it. |
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Nov 6 |
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Was Napoleon as short as “common knowledge” states? +1 Superb answer. |
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Nov 5 |
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Why is Che Guevara so famous? Added the first image. |
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Nov 4 |
answered | Why is Che Guevara so famous? |
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Oct 30 |
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When were the different stories of Hindu gods written? +1. Welcome to the site. A very interesting question indeed. |
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Oct 30 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on When were the different stories of Hindu gods written? |
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Oct 29 |
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Soft question: How to remember details and do well in History Exam? I started a meta question about this as I do not think this question is on topic but could be wrong -- thus no down vote (it is an interesting and well formed question) or vote to close. |
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Oct 26 |
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Where the did the concept of “smear campaigns” originate? I can think of examples of this dating back to the Roman Republic but I am pretty sure that examples of this in Athens pre-dates them. |
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Oct 24 |
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Why were there “hussars” all across Europe? +1 for an exemplary answer. |
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Oct 23 |
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History of scientific regression @Noldorin: This is a individual vs historical current debate. We seem to be on different sides of it. The truth is probably somewhere in between. ^_~ |
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Oct 22 |
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US: Who turned the (originally) “anti-slavery” GOP into the “pro-business” party? @kjo: Your question implies that the evolution from the anti-slavery movement to the party of big business is odd. Otherwise, what would be the point of the question? The first part of Salmon P. Chase's quote free labor, free land, free men, refers to opposition to slavery and support of independent artisans and businessmen. Thus it could argued that the position of anti-slavery and pro-business (or free trade) are strongly correlated therefore eliminating the need to explain any re-positioning. |
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Oct 22 |
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US: Who turned the (originally) “anti-slavery” GOP into the “pro-business” party? Why would anti-slave and pro-business be at odds?... |
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Oct 12 |
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History of scientific regression Eras of civilisation can (and were) ended by single individuals. Besides, I said it could be argued, not that it was a fact... Semantics do matter on SE. |
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Oct 12 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Oct 10 |
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When was grass seed first imported specifically for aesthetic reasons? Britons under the Roman occupation had lawns ^_~ |
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Oct 9 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How did ethnic Turkish people embrace Islam? |
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Oct 5 |
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Does the number of legs in the air of a horse statue indicate how its rider died? You are welcome. We can clean comments up as well. |
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Oct 5 |
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Does the number of legs in the air of a horse statue indicate how its rider died? @quant_dev: echo ${witty_repartee} |
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Oct 5 |
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Does the number of legs in the air of a horse statue indicate how its rider died? Funny comments are best made with the addition of either the [humour] tag or smilies. ^_~ |
