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How did someone go about buying a house in medieval times?

300 upvotes • Nazi_Marxist

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In Medieval Europe, What Did A Farmer's Work Day Look Like?

300 upvotes • Tristan_Gabranth

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Why did the Beatles break up?

300 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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In the WW2 era Looney Tunes short "Plane Daffy" Daffy Duck is described as "the squadron woman hater". What is a woman hater in this context? The way they say it sounds like it's a common expression.

300 upvotes • bobtheghost33

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The Indigenous Peoples' Histories Floating Feature: A open thread to tell the stories and histories of Indigenous peoples from all corners of the globe!

300 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Was Holocaust "legal" according to German laws at the time?

300 upvotes • [deleted]

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Do we have any information about what Pre-Hispanic Mexican societies thought of the Monarch Butterfly gathering spot in Michoacan? If not, what are the earliest records/thoughts we have of this place?

300 upvotes • Bem-ti-vi

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Did the Japanese government really plan to create a colony of Jewish people in Manchuria, and, if so, was this really because they were positively influenced by the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?

300 upvotes • zhirzzh

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I recently saw a viral video that claimed "only 1 US president [Obama] went to an non-segregated school." Is this true?

300 upvotes • MKorostoff

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Why do many Welsh myths and Arthurian legends feature a "King of Ireland" when Ireland was fractured for the most part of these periods?

300 upvotes • Logan_Maddox

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did someone go about buying a house in medieval times?	300	Nazi_Marxist
In Medieval Europe, What Did A Farmer's Work Day Look Like?	300	Tristan_Gabranth
Why did the Beatles break up?	300	EnclavedMicrostate
In the WW2 era Looney Tunes short "Plane Daffy" Daffy Duck is described as "the squadron woman hater". What is a woman hater in this context? The way they say it sounds like it's a common expression.	300	bobtheghost33
The Indigenous Peoples' Histories Floating Feature: A open thread to tell the stories and histories of Indigenous peoples from all corners of the globe!	300	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Was Holocaust "legal" according to German laws at the time?	300	[deleted]
Do we have any information about what Pre-Hispanic Mexican societies thought of the Monarch Butterfly gathering spot in Michoacan? If not, what are the earliest records/thoughts we have of this place?	300	Bem-ti-vi
Did the Japanese government really plan to create a colony of Jewish people in Manchuria, and, if so, was this really because they were positively influenced by the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?	300	zhirzzh
I recently saw a viral video that claimed "only 1 US president [Obama] went to an non-segregated school." Is this true?	300	MKorostoff
Why do many Welsh myths and Arthurian legends feature a "King of Ireland" when Ireland was fractured for the most part of these periods?	300	Logan_Maddox