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Why was there a lack of criminality among German And Scandinavian immigrants compared to the gangs in the Irish and Jewish communities and the Mafia in the Italian community in the 19th/20th century?

196 upvotes • Last_Dragon89

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How and why did Rome experience such massive depopulation after the Western Empire's collapse (from 1 million people to only 50,000 in the Middle Ages)?

196 upvotes • Cryptobismol

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Did the ban of the printing press lead the Islamic (Ottoman) world backwards?

196 upvotes • ModyBuzz

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Were there any "roleplay games" being used prior to DnD, and if so, what were they?

196 upvotes • RustyCopal

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In Europe in the Middle Ages wine and beer were the primary drink, obviously that wasn’t the case in the Medieval Islamic world — what was? Coffee?

196 upvotes • Mavricivs

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How did they go to the bathroom during blizzards in Little House on the Prairie?

196 upvotes • Royal_Supermarket469

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My apologies for the Bill Sloan AMA. It apparently was an /r/gameoftrolls bit.

196 upvotes • eternalkerri

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I'm a Muslim in what is now Malaysia in 1500, and I want to make a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. How do I do this? Is it even a possibility for me?

195 upvotes • PickleRick1001

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In the novel Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett the main character buys lunch for a boy at an all you can eat for 15 minutes outside counter. Did these places exist in victorian London? If so what were they like? What did they serve and what would the cost be in today's dollars?.

195 upvotes • TheKoi

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If you bought a Sears "mail order" kit house, what exactly did you receive? What was the process of building one?

195 upvotes • burritoresearch

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was there a lack of criminality among German And Scandinavian immigrants compared to the gangs in the Irish and Jewish communities and the Mafia in the Italian community in the 19th/20th century?	196	Last_Dragon89
How and why did Rome experience such massive depopulation after the Western Empire's collapse (from 1 million people to only 50,000 in the Middle Ages)?	196	Cryptobismol
Did the ban of the printing press lead the Islamic (Ottoman) world backwards?	196	ModyBuzz
Were there any "roleplay games" being used prior to DnD, and if so, what were they?	196	RustyCopal
In Europe in the Middle Ages wine and beer were the primary drink, obviously that wasn’t the case in the Medieval Islamic world — what was? Coffee?	196	Mavricivs
How did they go to the bathroom during blizzards in Little House on the Prairie?	196	Royal_Supermarket469
My apologies for the Bill Sloan AMA. It apparently was an /r/gameoftrolls bit.	196	eternalkerri
I'm a Muslim in what is now Malaysia in 1500, and I want to make a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. How do I do this? Is it even a possibility for me?	195	PickleRick1001
In the novel Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett the main character buys lunch for a boy at an all you can eat for 15 minutes outside counter. Did these places exist in victorian London? If so what were they like? What did they serve and what would the cost be in today's dollars?.	195	TheKoi
If you bought a Sears "mail order" kit house, what exactly did you receive? What was the process of building one?	195	burritoresearch