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I am a medieval lord who has just accepted the king's invitation to accompany him on a boar hunt. What happens now? What would a 'typical' wild boar hunt have been like?

219 upvotes • Hezekiah_the_Judean

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If I lived in a Manhattan apartment around 1890, how would I get around town? Would I own a horse? If so, where would I keep it?

219 upvotes • CitizenPremier

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Were shields ever widely used in Japanese combat? If not, why not?

219 upvotes • DelJorge

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What did people know about sex in the United States before the Kinsey Reports?

219 upvotes • Sisko_of_Nine

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How prevalent was Satanism (both theistic and atheistic) following the birth of the Abrahamic religions?

219 upvotes • Lewisb2

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What happened to pre-Columbian dog breeds? Did they die off from diseases brought by European dogs?

219 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is there any truth to there being a city of Roman legionaries in China?

219 upvotes • Murbah

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How were knightly orders controlling large swathes of territory (e.g. the Teutonic Order) administrated?

219 upvotes • pineapple3000

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Assume that I am a Roman Catholic today, if I went back to the Vatican in 1000 AD, will I be able to follow the Mass and recognize the liturgy?

219 upvotes • bluerobot27

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Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle' depicts revolting sanitary conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry at the time. Was it as bad as claimed?

219 upvotes • BreaksFull

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I am a medieval lord who has just accepted the king's invitation to accompany him on a boar hunt. What happens now? What would a 'typical' wild boar hunt have been like?	219	Hezekiah_the_Judean
If I lived in a Manhattan apartment around 1890, how would I get around town? Would I own a horse? If so, where would I keep it?	219	CitizenPremier
Were shields ever widely used in Japanese combat? If not, why not?	219	DelJorge
What did people know about sex in the United States before the Kinsey Reports?	219	Sisko_of_Nine
How prevalent was Satanism (both theistic and atheistic) following the birth of the Abrahamic religions?	219	Lewisb2
What happened to pre-Columbian dog breeds? Did they die off from diseases brought by European dogs?	219	[deleted]
Is there any truth to there being a city of Roman legionaries in China?	219	Murbah
How were knightly orders controlling large swathes of territory (e.g. the Teutonic Order) administrated?	219	pineapple3000
Assume that I am a Roman Catholic today, if I went back to the Vatican in 1000 AD, will I be able to follow the Mass and recognize the liturgy?	219	bluerobot27
Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle' depicts revolting sanitary conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry at the time. Was it as bad as claimed?	219	BreaksFull