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In a cracked.com photoplasty, one of the facts stated that if you were a child in England in the middle ages you would have been sewn into your winter clothing until spring. Can anybody give information on this? Is it even true?

230 upvotes • Spam4119

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In the World Wars, would a soldier be allowed to use an enemy's weapon? Would soldiers be trained at all in enemy weapons?

230 upvotes • Vladith

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Historians of all fields: What are some of the most important and/or prevalent theoretical frameworks that you think all historians should know (e.g. Marxism, Foucauldianism, postmodernism, etc.), and what are their basic concepts?

230 upvotes • Durendal_et_Joyeuse

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What is the first historical mention of Buddha?

230 upvotes • regstuff

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During WWII, which Japanese generals, if any, were respected by the Americans, British or Chinese and regarded highly for their martial prowess?

230 upvotes • IAMARobotBeepBoop

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How much would the construction of a typical castle in the Middle Ages cost in today's US dollars?

230 upvotes • tarekd19

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Were there any facial expressions commonly used in the past, that are no longer used now?

230 upvotes • fioriX

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In the early 90s, members of the Norwegian black metal scene burned historic churches. The members of that scene held at the time Satanic beliefs and hated Christianity. Are there any documented cases in Europe's long history of the occult committing similar acts of domestic terrorism?

230 upvotes • cwdBeebs

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Without hindsight was Stalin's reasoning for believing Hitler wouldn't invade reasonable?

230 upvotes • MMSTINGRAY

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Quinceañeras are celebrated in Latin America, but not Spain. Does the quinceañera stem from Aztec/Mayan tradition, or was it a colonial/post colonial invention?

230 upvotes • caBALLERo14

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In a cracked.com photoplasty, one of the facts stated that if you were a child in England in the middle ages you would have been sewn into your winter clothing until spring. Can anybody give information on this? Is it even true?	230	Spam4119
In the World Wars, would a soldier be allowed to use an enemy's weapon? Would soldiers be trained at all in enemy weapons?	230	Vladith
Historians of all fields: What are some of the most important and/or prevalent theoretical frameworks that you think all historians should know (e.g. Marxism, Foucauldianism, postmodernism, etc.), and what are their basic concepts?	230	Durendal_et_Joyeuse
What is the first historical mention of Buddha?	230	regstuff
During WWII, which Japanese generals, if any, were respected by the Americans, British or Chinese and regarded highly for their martial prowess?	230	IAMARobotBeepBoop
How much would the construction of a typical castle in the Middle Ages cost in today's US dollars?	230	tarekd19
Were there any facial expressions commonly used in the past, that are no longer used now?	230	fioriX
In the early 90s, members of the Norwegian black metal scene burned historic churches. The members of that scene held at the time Satanic beliefs and hated Christianity. Are there any documented cases in Europe's long history of the occult committing similar acts of domestic terrorism?	230	cwdBeebs
Without hindsight was Stalin's reasoning for believing Hitler wouldn't invade reasonable?	230	MMSTINGRAY
Quinceañeras are celebrated in Latin America, but not Spain. Does the quinceañera stem from Aztec/Mayan tradition, or was it a colonial/post colonial invention?	230	caBALLERo14