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If I took an AK47 back to Napoleonic France would they have the ability to mass-produce it?

145 upvotes • AllForTheSauce

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I've heard the claim that in the middle ages, married women were "encouraged" to take female lovers rather than male since there would be no risk of pregnancy. Is there any truth to this at all?

145 upvotes • ValleDaFighta

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Was there a "Japanese Resistance" before and/or during World War II?

145 upvotes • J-Dar123

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How did Ancient Romans cut grass?

145 upvotes • Cazidin

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Why is the common wealth countries like Canada and Australia looks at the British Empire with such respect but countries like India (I'm indian) and US looks at their rule as tyrannical? Like currencies of Canada and Australia have the queen on them. Were the British simply nice to them?

145 upvotes • igorwaltz

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Genocide versus Genocides: What is the comparative utility of approaching what was done to the indigenous peoples of the Americas from 1492 onwards as a genocide, in the singular, versus many smaller campaigns of genocide? Are they even in opposition are are they complementary ways to understand it?

145 upvotes • Goat_im_Himmel

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In Ancient Mesopotamia, how big were each family's farm?

145 upvotes • ojoemojo

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A professor of mine said the concept of boredom was a 19th century "invention" of the bourgeoisie. What does this mean exactly?

145 upvotes • jrriojase

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How "Lorem Ipsum", a text from ancient Rome, turned into a placeholder text?

145 upvotes • ARSamogin

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Was the Sikh Empire noticeably "nicer" than contemporary Indian states?

145 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I took an AK47 back to Napoleonic France would they have the ability to mass-produce it?	145	AllForTheSauce
I've heard the claim that in the middle ages, married women were "encouraged" to take female lovers rather than male since there would be no risk of pregnancy. Is there any truth to this at all?	145	ValleDaFighta
Was there a "Japanese Resistance" before and/or during World War II?	145	J-Dar123
How did Ancient Romans cut grass?	145	Cazidin
Why is the common wealth countries like Canada and Australia looks at the British Empire with such respect but countries like India (I'm indian) and US looks at their rule as tyrannical? Like currencies of Canada and Australia have the queen on them. Were the British simply nice to them?	145	igorwaltz
Genocide versus Genocides: What is the comparative utility of approaching what was done to the indigenous peoples of the Americas from 1492 onwards as a genocide, in the singular, versus many smaller campaigns of genocide? Are they even in opposition are are they complementary ways to understand it?	145	Goat_im_Himmel
In Ancient Mesopotamia, how big were each family's farm?	145	ojoemojo
A professor of mine said the concept of boredom was a 19th century "invention" of the bourgeoisie. What does this mean exactly?	145	jrriojase
How "Lorem Ipsum", a text from ancient Rome, turned into a placeholder text?	145	ARSamogin
Was the Sikh Empire noticeably "nicer" than contemporary Indian states?	145	[deleted]