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What was maths like for feudal society and how did peasants value things or work out if something was a good offer? How did they budget?

264 upvotes • infrared-fish

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How were borders of ancient states marked and how exact was their recognition?

264 upvotes • hyperqube12

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In the film "Full Metal Jacket" a Marine chopper gunner is seen mowing down civilians without protest from any subordinates or fellow Marines. He claims to killed 100 people. I understand that Tiger Force would often use these brutal tactics in the Mekong but was this common place in other units?

264 upvotes • Ciscoblue113

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How did the Nazi's see the Jews as inferior, but also thought they ran the world?

264 upvotes • IHirs

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Why do most historians consider Jesus of Nazareth to be a real person if the only documents we have about his life are religious works?

264 upvotes • redman443

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Why is the computer version of Mahjong so completely different from the real version?

264 upvotes • tomatoaway

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AITA for defying the Cuban governor, setting up a colony to grant me the position of adelantado, going on to conquer an entire kingdom, and exaggerating the cultural practices of the natives in the hope I could justify my actions, retain my riches, and avoid being tried and executed for my crimes?

264 upvotes • HernanCortesdeMonroy

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Is there historical basis for the "Chinese Axe Gang" that's in period Hong Kong kung fu flicks?

264 upvotes • token_bastard

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I’ve heard countless times that the modern world has historic income inequality. But what about the landowner/landless class of Victorian England?

264 upvotes • basilbear12

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What did slave ships carry on their return trips?

264 upvotes • xaueious

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was maths like for feudal society and how did peasants value things or work out if something was a good offer? How did they budget?	264	infrared-fish
How were borders of ancient states marked and how exact was their recognition?	264	hyperqube12
In the film "Full Metal Jacket" a Marine chopper gunner is seen mowing down civilians without protest from any subordinates or fellow Marines. He claims to killed 100 people. I understand that Tiger Force would often use these brutal tactics in the Mekong but was this common place in other units?	264	Ciscoblue113
How did the Nazi's see the Jews as inferior, but also thought they ran the world?	264	IHirs
Why do most historians consider Jesus of Nazareth to be a real person if the only documents we have about his life are religious works?	264	redman443
Why is the computer version of Mahjong so completely different from the real version?	264	tomatoaway
AITA for defying the Cuban governor, setting up a colony to grant me the position of adelantado, going on to conquer an entire kingdom, and exaggerating the cultural practices of the natives in the hope I could justify my actions, retain my riches, and avoid being tried and executed for my crimes?	264	HernanCortesdeMonroy
Is there historical basis for the "Chinese Axe Gang" that's in period Hong Kong kung fu flicks?	264	token_bastard
I’ve heard countless times that the modern world has historic income inequality. But what about the landowner/landless class of Victorian England?	264	basilbear12
What did slave ships carry on their return trips?	264	xaueious