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Vampires aren't real, but "vampires burials", where the dead are interred in some strange manner in order to prevent their rising again, occurred infrequently in Medieval Europe. Do historians have a theory as to what was really wrong with the people who were buried in this manner?

3562 upvotes • 124876720

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In 1847, the Chocktaw Nation collected $170 to donate to the Irish during the potato famine. Was there any correspondence shortly after?

3562 upvotes • sonaked

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The Wikipedia page for Emperor Meiji of Japan mentions that he was suffering from vitamin deficiency so badly that he could barely walk. It is said that "the Imperial Family had a poorer diet than that of average people due to religious reasons". Is this true? What were these religious restrictions?

3562 upvotes • Maravata

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Is there any evidence of “theme park” type attractions in ancient civilisations?

3560 upvotes • jeanfreddysartre

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Why are Worlds Fairs no longer very renowned?

3559 upvotes • FatedDesign

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Did people make paper airplanes before there were real airplanes? What did they call them?

3559 upvotes • Guyman112

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Kennedy assassination records may be fully declassified by the end of this month. Has anything significant come from previous releases of records, such as in July 2017, which impacted previously held views on the event?

3558 upvotes • PM_ME_YOUR_DALEKS

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A lot of Americans talk about pride in their Scottish heritage or Irish heritage, but their seems to be very little talk of Welsh heritage. Why is this?

3558 upvotes • XIsACross

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In 256BC the Roman consul Regulus fought and killed a dragon, sending a 120' long skin back to Rome. What actually happened and how did Rome take his report of combat with a dragon?

3555 upvotes • DrStalker

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Why do depictions of humans in the middle ages look like child drawings when Greeks and Romans already knew how to draw (or sculp!) anatomically correct images?

3555 upvotes • NomDeHomme

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Vampires aren't real, but "vampires burials", where the dead are interred in some strange manner in order to prevent their rising again, occurred infrequently in Medieval Europe. Do historians have a theory as to what was really wrong with the people who were buried in this manner?	3562	124876720
In 1847, the Chocktaw Nation collected $170 to donate to the Irish during the potato famine. Was there any correspondence shortly after?	3562	sonaked
The Wikipedia page for Emperor Meiji of Japan mentions that he was suffering from vitamin deficiency so badly that he could barely walk. It is said that "the Imperial Family had a poorer diet than that of average people due to religious reasons". Is this true? What were these religious restrictions?	3562	Maravata
Is there any evidence of “theme park” type attractions in ancient civilisations?	3560	jeanfreddysartre
Why are Worlds Fairs no longer very renowned?	3559	FatedDesign
Did people make paper airplanes before there were real airplanes? What did they call them?	3559	Guyman112
Kennedy assassination records may be fully declassified by the end of this month. Has anything significant come from previous releases of records, such as in July 2017, which impacted previously held views on the event?	3558	PM_ME_YOUR_DALEKS
A lot of Americans talk about pride in their Scottish heritage or Irish heritage, but their seems to be very little talk of Welsh heritage. Why is this?	3558	XIsACross
In 256BC the Roman consul Regulus fought and killed a dragon, sending a 120' long skin back to Rome. What actually happened and how did Rome take his report of combat with a dragon?	3555	DrStalker
Why do depictions of humans in the middle ages look like child drawings when Greeks and Romans already knew how to draw (or sculp!) anatomically correct images?	3555	NomDeHomme