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I'm a young Italian noble in the late 14th century. I'm interested in becoming a better fencer and I've heard of this fencing instructor Fiore dei Liberi. How would I get instruction? Does the master own a school? Do I pay for private lessons in person? What do my fellow students look like?

336 upvotes • mrquilo

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During the Cold War blue jeans were a black market hot item in the Soviet Union but what happened if someone in authority saw you wearing them? Would you be arrested or questioned? Where could you wear them safely? Or was it not a big deal to be seen wearing them?

336 upvotes • TheKoi

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When did Hotels in the US go from being social centers of cities to being simply places to sleep?

336 upvotes • ColCrockett

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History of the Balkans AMA

335 upvotes • Commustar

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What was the fallout like after the SCOTUS ruling on Loving v Virginia?

335 upvotes • LowCal-Calzone-Zone

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Which Roman legion killed Jesus Christ ?

335 upvotes • CarloCGC

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Rum, sodomy, and the lash: when and how did the navy come to be associated with homosexuality in the popular imagination? NSFW

335 upvotes • TheophrastusBmbastus

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After the siege of Constantinople in 1453, what became of the Emperor and the people inside?

335 upvotes • Snowchill

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A Wikipedia article tells of a mission given by Tokugawa Ieyasu to a Spanish explorer to find "gold and silver islands" to the east of Japan. Can people tell us more about that?

335 upvotes • bluerobot27

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Before oral hygiene and regular bathing became widely understood/available, did everyone just smell bad all the time?

335 upvotes • mediocre_sideburns

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I'm a young Italian noble in the late 14th century. I'm interested in becoming a better fencer and I've heard of this fencing instructor Fiore dei Liberi. How would I get instruction? Does the master own a school? Do I pay for private lessons in person? What do my fellow students look like?	336	mrquilo
During the Cold War blue jeans were a black market hot item in the Soviet Union but what happened if someone in authority saw you wearing them? Would you be arrested or questioned? Where could you wear them safely? Or was it not a big deal to be seen wearing them?	336	TheKoi
When did Hotels in the US go from being social centers of cities to being simply places to sleep?	336	ColCrockett
History of the Balkans AMA	335	Commustar
What was the fallout like after the SCOTUS ruling on Loving v Virginia?	335	LowCal-Calzone-Zone
Which Roman legion killed Jesus Christ ?	335	CarloCGC
Rum, sodomy, and the lash: when and how did the navy come to be associated with homosexuality in the popular imagination? NSFW	335	TheophrastusBmbastus
After the siege of Constantinople in 1453, what became of the Emperor and the people inside?	335	Snowchill
A Wikipedia article tells of a mission given by Tokugawa Ieyasu to a Spanish explorer to find "gold and silver islands" to the east of Japan. Can people tell us more about that?	335	bluerobot27
Before oral hygiene and regular bathing became widely understood/available, did everyone just smell bad all the time?	335	mediocre_sideburns