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I'm a British creditor in 1783, the US just became independent, and much of my money is loaned out to Americans. Are they expected to still make payments and if not, would I have any legal recourse to get my money back?

231 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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Would medieval peasants use herbs to improve the flavour of food in the same way we do today?

231 upvotes • Illegal_alien4

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How much evidence do we require to say a civilization definitely existed? What separates ancient Sumer or Old Kingdom Egypt from what came before?

231 upvotes • [deleted]

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I have read that during the siege of Paris in 1590 the people inside the city was so starving that eat bread made with bones of the dead (the so called 'pain de Madame de Montpensier'). Where is this story from? Is it true?

231 upvotes • domy87

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Why was California originally not divided into smaller states like the Oregon Territory?

231 upvotes • SharkLaser2019

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Was Vietnam a developed country before the war? Or is my grandma misinformed?

231 upvotes • Bubbanan

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Why is the ethnic Chinese community in Thailand so assimilated, while the ethnic Chinese community in Malaysia maintains such a strong separate identity?

231 upvotes • pipedreamer220

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In the new Netflix movie "The King" Henry V is seen presumably "partying" and waking up the next day with a girl beside him. Would this kind of "one night stand" be normal for Henry V ?

231 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did commoners know the names of their rulers back in middle ages?

231 upvotes • AliceShiki123

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What civilisation existed before Sumer? I know a little bit about Jericho & Cathalhoyuk, but I’m not too sure about anything else & can’t find too much around the internet

231 upvotes • AtSpesInfracta

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I'm a British creditor in 1783, the US just became independent, and much of my money is loaned out to Americans. Are they expected to still make payments and if not, would I have any legal recourse to get my money back?	231	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
Would medieval peasants use herbs to improve the flavour of food in the same way we do today?	231	Illegal_alien4
How much evidence do we require to say a civilization definitely existed? What separates ancient Sumer or Old Kingdom Egypt from what came before?	231	[deleted]
I have read that during the siege of Paris in 1590 the people inside the city was so starving that eat bread made with bones of the dead (the so called 'pain de Madame de Montpensier'). Where is this story from? Is it true?	231	domy87
Why was California originally not divided into smaller states like the Oregon Territory?	231	SharkLaser2019
Was Vietnam a developed country before the war? Or is my grandma misinformed?	231	Bubbanan
Why is the ethnic Chinese community in Thailand so assimilated, while the ethnic Chinese community in Malaysia maintains such a strong separate identity?	231	pipedreamer220
In the new Netflix movie "The King" Henry V is seen presumably "partying" and waking up the next day with a girl beside him. Would this kind of "one night stand" be normal for Henry V ?	231	[deleted]
Did commoners know the names of their rulers back in middle ages?	231	AliceShiki123
What civilisation existed before Sumer? I know a little bit about Jericho & Cathalhoyuk, but I’m not too sure about anything else & can’t find too much around the internet	231	AtSpesInfracta