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Why is the Hindenburg Disaster so famous? Is it just the dramatic video and images or is there some importance above and beyond other early air disasters?

218 upvotes • CptBuck

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I'm a castle blacksmith in 12th century England - where is my iron coming from? How does it go from mine to, presumably, ingot?

218 upvotes • el_pinata

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Apparently some Arab tribes have begun to unify. Should I be worried?

218 upvotes • EmperorHeraclius

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In 1466 would the natives in Cuba have been aware of the Mayans or the Aztecs? If "yes" did the trade with either? If so what?

218 upvotes • grapp

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Recently had a few beers with some historians and when we talked about TV documentaries one said: "Modern media is creating a better illusion of the Volksgemeinschaft than the Nazis ever could" - do we overestimate how homogenous the society of the 3rd Reich really was?

218 upvotes • flobota

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By the second century AD killing your slaves was nominally illegal in Rome. How likerly were you to actually get prosecuted for doing it?

218 upvotes • grapp

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How accurate is the film 'The Last Samurai' in depicting Japan's transition from a feudal society to an industrialised one?

218 upvotes • vjkkkbmt

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Louis XIV's brother, the Duke of Orléans, was gay and (apparently) very effeminate. According to Wikipedia, this was all rather well known at court and (for political reasons) even encouraged. Did this have any influence on contemporary views/acceptance of homosexuality in France?

218 upvotes • PrinceChocomel

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During a siege, what happened to the farms and the farmers outside the walls?

218 upvotes • CrackaBox

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Did anyone in the Renaissance try to revive a Pre-Christian religion?

218 upvotes • Vladbla

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the Hindenburg Disaster so famous? Is it just the dramatic video and images or is there some importance above and beyond other early air disasters?	218	CptBuck
I'm a castle blacksmith in 12th century England - where is my iron coming from? How does it go from mine to, presumably, ingot?	218	el_pinata
Apparently some Arab tribes have begun to unify. Should I be worried?	218	EmperorHeraclius
In 1466 would the natives in Cuba have been aware of the Mayans or the Aztecs? If "yes" did the trade with either? If so what?	218	grapp
Recently had a few beers with some historians and when we talked about TV documentaries one said: "Modern media is creating a better illusion of the Volksgemeinschaft than the Nazis ever could" - do we overestimate how homogenous the society of the 3rd Reich really was?	218	flobota
By the second century AD killing your slaves was nominally illegal in Rome. How likerly were you to actually get prosecuted for doing it?	218	grapp
How accurate is the film 'The Last Samurai' in depicting Japan's transition from a feudal society to an industrialised one?	218	vjkkkbmt
Louis XIV's brother, the Duke of Orléans, was gay and (apparently) very effeminate. According to Wikipedia, this was all rather well known at court and (for political reasons) even encouraged. Did this have any influence on contemporary views/acceptance of homosexuality in France?	218	PrinceChocomel
During a siege, what happened to the farms and the farmers outside the walls?	218	CrackaBox
Did anyone in the Renaissance try to revive a Pre-Christian religion?	218	Vladbla