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In today's gospel, Jesus told a parable which struck me as anachronistic. It was about a husband and his ten newly married brides. In the first century CE, did the Jewish community practice polygamy? Would the idea be regarded as socially acceptable?

230 upvotes • td4999

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How was fire (for cooking, lighting, and firing cannon) on a wooden sailing ship used? What precautions were taken to protect the ship in daily life and during battle?

230 upvotes • meyec

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What is “Marxist history”, and how does it differ from other ways of interpreting history? Is it common among academics?

230 upvotes • LastGolbScholar

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90s hip hop frequently mentions Tec-9 pistols. Were they as ubiquitous to urban crime as the music would suggest, or was it because it rhymes well?

230 upvotes • TroutFishingInCanada

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In 1485 several Kongolese nobles that were educated in Portugal returned to the Kingdom of Kongo, what would their education been like and would they have faced racial/cultural tension in Portugal, how would the Portugese nobles perceive their status as Kongolese, non-christian nobles?

230 upvotes • pizzapicante27

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What's the history of garlic bread? When was it first documented and when did it become popular?

230 upvotes • 6dogsandcounting

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What was the point of keeping Coca-Cola alive in Nazi Germany? Did the profits go to the US while being at war with Germany? What value did the Reichsmark brought to the American Coca-Cola enterprise?

230 upvotes • Burdiez

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Question on US segregation laws: how did they work for people whose skin tone strongly varies depending on sun exposure? That is, for people of mixed lineage who look half black/half Latino after prolonged sun exposure, but almost 100% white after they lose tan.

230 upvotes • Urusander

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What are the major historical and cultural distinctions between Belarusians and Russians?

230 upvotes • NotTheAndesMountains

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What did Orthodox Christians think of the Protestant Reformation ?

230 upvotes • cap21345

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In today's gospel, Jesus told a parable which struck me as anachronistic. It was about a husband and his ten newly married brides. In the first century CE, did the Jewish community practice polygamy? Would the idea be regarded as socially acceptable?	230	td4999
How was fire (for cooking, lighting, and firing cannon) on a wooden sailing ship used? What precautions were taken to protect the ship in daily life and during battle?	230	meyec
What is “Marxist history”, and how does it differ from other ways of interpreting history? Is it common among academics?	230	LastGolbScholar
90s hip hop frequently mentions Tec-9 pistols. Were they as ubiquitous to urban crime as the music would suggest, or was it because it rhymes well?	230	TroutFishingInCanada
In 1485 several Kongolese nobles that were educated in Portugal returned to the Kingdom of Kongo, what would their education been like and would they have faced racial/cultural tension in Portugal, how would the Portugese nobles perceive their status as Kongolese, non-christian nobles?	230	pizzapicante27
What's the history of garlic bread? When was it first documented and when did it become popular?	230	6dogsandcounting
What was the point of keeping Coca-Cola alive in Nazi Germany? Did the profits go to the US while being at war with Germany? What value did the Reichsmark brought to the American Coca-Cola enterprise?	230	Burdiez
Question on US segregation laws: how did they work for people whose skin tone strongly varies depending on sun exposure? That is, for people of mixed lineage who look half black/half Latino after prolonged sun exposure, but almost 100% white after they lose tan.	230	Urusander
What are the major historical and cultural distinctions between Belarusians and Russians?	230	NotTheAndesMountains
What did Orthodox Christians think of the Protestant Reformation ?	230	cap21345