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How come France and Spain's influence on global events and politics began fading away by the 19th century but Britain managed to maintain a literal death grip on the world with the Empire to the point where the UK still has a more potent economy and military today?

138 upvotes • sir_badass_the_third

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how much difference did all the allotments and garden vegetable patches, actually make to the food shortages in Britain during the war?

138 upvotes • grapp

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When did Shakespeare's plays begin being studied academically?

138 upvotes • Williamcg

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How did unmarried noble girls in 16th century courts avoid pregnancy and thus scandal?

138 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Were there any specific factions of people who worshipped Set? (Seth, Egyptian God of Chaos/Deserts)

138 upvotes • GoorillaInTheRing

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Was oral sex always as prevalent as it is now? NSFW

138 upvotes • Lexyeb

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In both the Odyssey and the Ramayana, there is a contest with a bow in order to win a woman's hand in marriage. Was this an actual practice in the ancient world? If so, was it very common?

138 upvotes • not_galactic_police

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Were there any Finnish vikings and/or crusaders?

138 upvotes • V3bb3

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Who was the last living certifiable person to have been born in the 1700's, and when did he/she die?

138 upvotes • Mithcanal2

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[Resubmitting someone else's question] Why is the image of Hitler practically absent in Nazi German propaganda posters between 1939-1945?

138 upvotes • 82364

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How come France and Spain's influence on global events and politics began fading away by the 19th century but Britain managed to maintain a literal death grip on the world with the Empire to the point where the UK still has a more potent economy and military today?	138	sir_badass_the_third
how much difference did all the allotments and garden vegetable patches, actually make to the food shortages in Britain during the war?	138	grapp
When did Shakespeare's plays begin being studied academically?	138	Williamcg
How did unmarried noble girls in 16th century courts avoid pregnancy and thus scandal?	138	The_Manchurian
Were there any specific factions of people who worshipped Set? (Seth, Egyptian God of Chaos/Deserts)	138	GoorillaInTheRing
Was oral sex always as prevalent as it is now? NSFW	138	Lexyeb
In both the Odyssey and the Ramayana, there is a contest with a bow in order to win a woman's hand in marriage. Was this an actual practice in the ancient world? If so, was it very common?	138	not_galactic_police
Were there any Finnish vikings and/or crusaders?	138	V3bb3
Who was the last living certifiable person to have been born in the 1700's, and when did he/she die?	138	Mithcanal2
[Resubmitting someone else's question] Why is the image of Hitler practically absent in Nazi German propaganda posters between 1939-1945?	138	82364