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(Repost) In 1919, the entire Boston Police Department went on strike. How did the organization of and response to that strike compare to the broader labor movement of the era, given the police's long history as antagonists to organized labor?

279 upvotes • King_Vercingetorix

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279 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did the Germans not mind that Adolf Hitler was an Austrian by birth?

279 upvotes • KeyProgram4487

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How did patronyms ever make it to a second generation?

279 upvotes • UnderwaterDialect

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In the Ottoman Empire, there were rulings for or against human marriage with jinns. Were there similar rulings in early modern Japan regarding human marriage with youkais?

279 upvotes • Zooasaurus

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When did the stereotype of gold loving dragons start, and why?

279 upvotes • KapiteinSoep

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Why does so much black plague literature focus on Medieval Europe? Everything I read mentions China or Mongolia as backdrop then focuses almost exclusively on Europe.

279 upvotes • TastyBirdmeat

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How did "esquire", a rank of nobility that were apprentices to knights, come to be the title for lawyers?

279 upvotes • derstherower

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Was The Catholic Church throughout history as Anti-Science as the mainstream media claims to be?

279 upvotes • DomzSageon

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Let's say there WAS room at the inn. What might Mary and Joseph's experience have been like at the 'first Christmas'?

279 upvotes • stirfriedpenguin

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(Repost) In 1919, the entire Boston Police Department went on strike. How did the organization of and response to that strike compare to the broader labor movement of the era, given the police's long history as antagonists to organized labor?	279	King_Vercingetorix
[deleted by user]	279	[deleted]
Why did the Germans not mind that Adolf Hitler was an Austrian by birth?	279	KeyProgram4487
How did patronyms ever make it to a second generation?	279	UnderwaterDialect
In the Ottoman Empire, there were rulings for or against human marriage with jinns. Were there similar rulings in early modern Japan regarding human marriage with youkais?	279	Zooasaurus
When did the stereotype of gold loving dragons start, and why?	279	KapiteinSoep
Why does so much black plague literature focus on Medieval Europe? Everything I read mentions China or Mongolia as backdrop then focuses almost exclusively on Europe.	279	TastyBirdmeat
How did "esquire", a rank of nobility that were apprentices to knights, come to be the title for lawyers?	279	derstherower
Was The Catholic Church throughout history as Anti-Science as the mainstream media claims to be?	279	DomzSageon
Let's say there WAS room at the inn. What might Mary and Joseph's experience have been like at the 'first Christmas'?	279	stirfriedpenguin