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How did mercenaries earn money while peace? NSFW

201 upvotes • Conscious-Theory-666

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Christians used to be not allowed to charge interest, causing the stereotype of Jewish lenders. How did Christian religious leaders justify the shift to the modern status quo?

201 upvotes • Billybobbojack

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What's the most "alien" element of the individuals or people you've studied in your particular time/place/field?

201 upvotes • banjoman63

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Why did the Monarchy start with William the Conqueror and not the previous Anglo Saxons kings?

200 upvotes • somathenroht

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How did Native American tribes solve crimes? Was detective a job you could have?

200 upvotes • Jsnake666

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Did people in the past go through the same "cost of living" troubles that we go through today?

200 upvotes • TMFriend10

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Did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have plans and supplies to end their own lives in case they got stranded on the moon?

200 upvotes • H5N1BirdFlu

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Did boys have to swim naked in front of girls at school swim classes in the US in the 1970s?

200 upvotes • Upper_Dragonfruit_8

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Why didn’t British people settle in the Caribbean in large numbers in the to the same way they settled in mainland North America?

200 upvotes • smokey2916

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Have there every been any society/cultures with no religious beliefs?

200 upvotes • joncrtny

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did mercenaries earn money while peace? NSFW	201	Conscious-Theory-666
Christians used to be not allowed to charge interest, causing the stereotype of Jewish lenders. How did Christian religious leaders justify the shift to the modern status quo?	201	Billybobbojack
What's the most "alien" element of the individuals or people you've studied in your particular time/place/field?	201	banjoman63
Why did the Monarchy start with William the Conqueror and not the previous Anglo Saxons kings?	200	somathenroht
How did Native American tribes solve crimes? Was detective a job you could have?	200	Jsnake666
Did people in the past go through the same "cost of living" troubles that we go through today?	200	TMFriend10
Did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have plans and supplies to end their own lives in case they got stranded on the moon?	200	H5N1BirdFlu
Did boys have to swim naked in front of girls at school swim classes in the US in the 1970s?	200	Upper_Dragonfruit_8
Why didn’t British people settle in the Caribbean in large numbers in the to the same way they settled in mainland North America?	200	smokey2916
Have there every been any society/cultures with no religious beliefs?	200	joncrtny