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Why do South Korean maps portray Mongol maps like this?

210 upvotes • WizardofOxen

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What did medieval farmers do all day in the dead of winter?

210 upvotes • UnderwaterDialect

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Hey historians! As a French gal I often get told pretty bad jokes about how I should just surrender whenever a challenge comes up. I'd like to know if the jokes are justified and the French were indeed complete idiots, or just something blown out of proportions

210 upvotes • dev1lius

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How did whaling work? I imagine whales are pretty hard to catch with just harpoons.

210 upvotes • icansayanything1

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How stable was pre-colonial Africa?

210 upvotes • atmdk7

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Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great: What did a typical day of lessons entail? What were Aristotle's living conditions while teaching, his pay, and his topics of lessons?

210 upvotes • efischerSC2

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Why is Smith the most common surname?

210 upvotes • no_sense_of_humour

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What did Rome look like in the Renaissance?

210 upvotes • TheBus246

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Was anyone ever beheaded when they thought they going to be knighted?

210 upvotes • mockduckcompanion

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How well did Western Europe royalty know one another? (e.g. is it possible many royal children attended the same boarding schools?)

210 upvotes • scatteringparameters

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do South Korean maps portray Mongol maps like this?	210	WizardofOxen
What did medieval farmers do all day in the dead of winter?	210	UnderwaterDialect
Hey historians! As a French gal I often get told pretty bad jokes about how I should just surrender whenever a challenge comes up. I'd like to know if the jokes are justified and the French were indeed complete idiots, or just something blown out of proportions	210	dev1lius
How did whaling work? I imagine whales are pretty hard to catch with just harpoons.	210	icansayanything1
How stable was pre-colonial Africa?	210	atmdk7
Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great: What did a typical day of lessons entail? What were Aristotle's living conditions while teaching, his pay, and his topics of lessons?	210	efischerSC2
Why is Smith the most common surname?	210	no_sense_of_humour
What did Rome look like in the Renaissance?	210	TheBus246
Was anyone ever beheaded when they thought they going to be knighted?	210	mockduckcompanion
How well did Western Europe royalty know one another? (e.g. is it possible many royal children attended the same boarding schools?)	210	scatteringparameters