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How were allergies - specifically material allergies, like wool - viewed during the European Middle Ages? What were the perceived causes, cures, or alternatives if I couldn’t wear wool?

198 upvotes • SucksToYourAssmar3

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Did colonial Australians consider themselves English? When did the “Australian Identity” become common?

198 upvotes • TimTomStew

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When Pliny The Elder said that Asbestos "also resists all magic potions, especially those concocted by the Magi," what did he have in mind?

198 upvotes • OpenWaterRescue

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What led to the creation of the "Nordic Model" of social democracy?

198 upvotes • [deleted]

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After the fall of the USSR, why have Armenia and Georgia moved towards becoming more democratic compared to their neighbor Azerbaijan, who is one of the most authoritarian countries in the world?

198 upvotes • RavenMFD

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How did messengers from one army to an opposing army signify their non combative role?

198 upvotes • cadogandude

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What is the meaning and history of the four blindfolded black men on the flag of Sardinia?

198 upvotes • Tatem1961

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What was Anarchosyndicist Catalonia like in practice?

198 upvotes • Psychological-Bill-8

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In Robert Fabbri's Vespasian series, a Roman executioner remarks that a girl the age of 7 can not be executed as she is still a virgin. What was the precedent behind this law? When did it come into practice? and what effect did it have if any at all? NSFW

198 upvotes • Danzzles

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What do you think of Guns, Germs and Steel?

197 upvotes • brightsizedlife

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were allergies - specifically material allergies, like wool - viewed during the European Middle Ages? What were the perceived causes, cures, or alternatives if I couldn’t wear wool?	198	SucksToYourAssmar3
Did colonial Australians consider themselves English? When did the “Australian Identity” become common?	198	TimTomStew
When Pliny The Elder said that Asbestos "also resists all magic potions, especially those concocted by the Magi," what did he have in mind?	198	OpenWaterRescue
What led to the creation of the "Nordic Model" of social democracy?	198	[deleted]
After the fall of the USSR, why have Armenia and Georgia moved towards becoming more democratic compared to their neighbor Azerbaijan, who is one of the most authoritarian countries in the world?	198	RavenMFD
How did messengers from one army to an opposing army signify their non combative role?	198	cadogandude
What is the meaning and history of the four blindfolded black men on the flag of Sardinia?	198	Tatem1961
What was Anarchosyndicist Catalonia like in practice?	198	Psychological-Bill-8
In Robert Fabbri's Vespasian series, a Roman executioner remarks that a girl the age of 7 can not be executed as she is still a virgin. What was the precedent behind this law? When did it come into practice? and what effect did it have if any at all? NSFW	198	Danzzles
What do you think of Guns, Germs and Steel?	197	brightsizedlife