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If there was an African population (Ethiopians) in Rome, albeit a smaller population, what happened to them in Europe throughout the medieval age? And what happened to Europeans’ collective perception of Africans

3309 upvotes • SexyElf77

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Many small medieval European cities with populations under 7,000 built huge, resource-intensive cathedrals. How the Church compel the population to donate toward or work on these structures? Were the locals enthusiastic about helping bring them about? Were there outside benefactors paying the bills?

3307 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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A strange thing I noticed about US states is that usually, the capital of the state is not the largest city in it. Why is that?

3307 upvotes • Abencoado_GS

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Do we actually lack evidence that William Shakespeare existed or is that just a myth perpetuated by high school English teachers?

3306 upvotes • trillysmalls

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In the 1950’s section of WandaVision, no one is bothered by Wanda’s (fictional) Sokovian nationality; while this episode was based on sitcom logic, how would Suburban Americans actually have reacted to an Eastern European immigrant?

3304 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why/when did minimum wage stop rising to match living costs?

3303 upvotes • beerbellybegone

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How did the English manage to kill almost half of the population of Ireland during the British Civil Wars?

3303 upvotes • toegut

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Are there any ancient texts that allude to, or contain stories from before the agricultural revolution? Were people aware of the age of hunting and gathering at all?

3301 upvotes • Quesamo

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In films like "The Pianist" and "Schindler's List," German guards seem able to kill prisoners at any time without restriction. Did concentration camps and ghettos have rules stating when and how soldiers could kill inmates?

3300 upvotes • Creepy_Pig

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Why do so many medieval manuscripts depict butt trumpets?

3300 upvotes • Burningballs2015

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If there was an African population (Ethiopians) in Rome, albeit a smaller population, what happened to them in Europe throughout the medieval age? And what happened to Europeans’ collective perception of Africans	3309	SexyElf77
Many small medieval European cities with populations under 7,000 built huge, resource-intensive cathedrals. How the Church compel the population to donate toward or work on these structures? Were the locals enthusiastic about helping bring them about? Were there outside benefactors paying the bills?	3307	RusticBohemian
A strange thing I noticed about US states is that usually, the capital of the state is not the largest city in it. Why is that?	3307	Abencoado_GS
Do we actually lack evidence that William Shakespeare existed or is that just a myth perpetuated by high school English teachers?	3306	trillysmalls
In the 1950’s section of WandaVision, no one is bothered by Wanda’s (fictional) Sokovian nationality; while this episode was based on sitcom logic, how would Suburban Americans actually have reacted to an Eastern European immigrant?	3304	[deleted]
Why/when did minimum wage stop rising to match living costs?	3303	beerbellybegone
How did the English manage to kill almost half of the population of Ireland during the British Civil Wars?	3303	toegut
Are there any ancient texts that allude to, or contain stories from before the agricultural revolution? Were people aware of the age of hunting and gathering at all?	3301	Quesamo
In films like "The Pianist" and "Schindler's List," German guards seem able to kill prisoners at any time without restriction. Did concentration camps and ghettos have rules stating when and how soldiers could kill inmates?	3300	Creepy_Pig
Why do so many medieval manuscripts depict butt trumpets?	3300	Burningballs2015