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Were there Irish slaves owned by black people?

256 upvotes • hewhatwhat

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What made the Varangian Guard such a professional military unit?

256 upvotes • stevie_janowskii

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Did anyone come out in defense of the witches on trial in Salem?

256 upvotes • TheTorontoKid

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In several instances I've heard of European travelers such as Marco Polo describing China as this place of vast wealth and opulence, but by what measure would this observation have been made?

256 upvotes • Banyava

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Why was Italian armour so poor when compared to other European countries during WWII?

256 upvotes • A-Spunk

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If I were to show a man/woman of the middle ages a picture of woman/man of todays beauty ideals, would they find them attractive?

256 upvotes • Eporue

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Were the Nazis Going to Make a Museum of Judaism? If Not, Why did They Collect and Sort Documents in the Modern Day Jewish Museum of Prague?

256 upvotes • Veqq

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How difficult was it to acquire sheet music of popular European pieces in the 18th and early 19th centuries? Were there official copies or transcriptions of varying qualities? If one had a pocket of coins, could they find a Bach concerto in a medium sized town or city with ease?

256 upvotes • Yawarpoma

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Chiang Kai-shek was from Jiejiang. Mao Zedong was from Hunan. So why was Beijing dialect (mandarin) kept as official dialect of Chinese for both PRC and ROC (Taiwan)?

256 upvotes • ParallelPain

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Was there something like "futurology" or "science fiction" in ancient times or the middle ages?

256 upvotes • Hypergrip

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were there Irish slaves owned by black people?	256	hewhatwhat
What made the Varangian Guard such a professional military unit?	256	stevie_janowskii
Did anyone come out in defense of the witches on trial in Salem?	256	TheTorontoKid
In several instances I've heard of European travelers such as Marco Polo describing China as this place of vast wealth and opulence, but by what measure would this observation have been made?	256	Banyava
Why was Italian armour so poor when compared to other European countries during WWII?	256	A-Spunk
If I were to show a man/woman of the middle ages a picture of woman/man of todays beauty ideals, would they find them attractive?	256	Eporue
Were the Nazis Going to Make a Museum of Judaism? If Not, Why did They Collect and Sort Documents in the Modern Day Jewish Museum of Prague?	256	Veqq
How difficult was it to acquire sheet music of popular European pieces in the 18th and early 19th centuries? Were there official copies or transcriptions of varying qualities? If one had a pocket of coins, could they find a Bach concerto in a medium sized town or city with ease?	256	Yawarpoma
Chiang Kai-shek was from Jiejiang. Mao Zedong was from Hunan. So why was Beijing dialect (mandarin) kept as official dialect of Chinese for both PRC and ROC (Taiwan)?	256	ParallelPain
Was there something like "futurology" or "science fiction" in ancient times or the middle ages?	256	Hypergrip