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When historians say 19th century Irish peasants lived off just potato and milk, do they mean that quite literally, or are kitchen gardens etc. discounted?

143 upvotes • dta150

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How were the English crown jewels mined and cut? I understand the crown jewels are fairly old but how were rubies and diamonds cut back then when the crown and all the royal items were made?

143 upvotes • 541mya

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Can someone help me decipher my grandfathers WW2 discharge paper?

143 upvotes • getoffmylawn14

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How did people inside and outside of England come to accept Anglicanism as a legitimate religion rather than an obvious political play?

143 upvotes • Tatem1961

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Has there ever been a dictator that ruled with prosperity and was good natured?

143 upvotes • ThrowAwayMyLife2341

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Was "lavender haze" really a popular term in the 50's to describe being in love?

143 upvotes • DancingChromosome

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What's the earliest known record of "zoomies"?

143 upvotes • Sonderance

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Why did the Nazis ban fencing clubs?

143 upvotes • Tatem1961

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Was there a woman in history who actually dressed in men's clothes and joined some war, or other effort in order to rendezvous with her lover - or perhaps even just to fight for some cause? Or for any historically significant reason at all?

143 upvotes • ultranothing

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What did the Medieval and Early Modern Muslims think of Ancient Egypt and its ruins?

143 upvotes • Omhash

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When historians say 19th century Irish peasants lived off just potato and milk, do they mean that quite literally, or are kitchen gardens etc. discounted?	143	dta150
How were the English crown jewels mined and cut? I understand the crown jewels are fairly old but how were rubies and diamonds cut back then when the crown and all the royal items were made?	143	541mya
Can someone help me decipher my grandfathers WW2 discharge paper?	143	getoffmylawn14
How did people inside and outside of England come to accept Anglicanism as a legitimate religion rather than an obvious political play?	143	Tatem1961
Has there ever been a dictator that ruled with prosperity and was good natured?	143	ThrowAwayMyLife2341
Was "lavender haze" really a popular term in the 50's to describe being in love?	143	DancingChromosome
What's the earliest known record of "zoomies"?	143	Sonderance
Why did the Nazis ban fencing clubs?	143	Tatem1961
Was there a woman in history who actually dressed in men's clothes and joined some war, or other effort in order to rendezvous with her lover - or perhaps even just to fight for some cause? Or for any historically significant reason at all?	143	ultranothing
What did the Medieval and Early Modern Muslims think of Ancient Egypt and its ruins?	143	Omhash