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How was William the Conquerer able to effectively supplant the Anglo-Saxon nobility with Norman nobility? What happened to the old nobility?

195 upvotes • Gayjock69

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How did Christianity and Islam grow to be so much larger than Judaism?

195 upvotes • Michael12390

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A swinging pendulum with a bladed head (typically slowly descending toward someone strapped to a table) is a cliché of dungeons and death traps. How was the pendulum popularised as a means of fantastical execution, and is there an explanation for its commonality in modern gothic/fantasy fiction?

195 upvotes • Byzantine555

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Allan Sherman's 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah' contains the couplet, 'And the head coach wants no sissies/So he reads to us from something called Ulysses"...was something about Ulysses perceived as especially masculine?

195 upvotes • davidcronenbergscats

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In the book "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg, members of the KKK harrass the protagonist because she sells food to black people "out the back door" even though they don't come inside and eat. Was this actually something that people would have had a problem with?

195 upvotes • creepyitalianpasta2

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Why did the Greeks resist Persian invasions so effectively, yet when the Romans showed up, they seemed to capitulate almost immediately?

195 upvotes • kleib323

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World War II - Why did the July 20th conspirators, who failed multiple times to kill Hitler with a bomb, not just shoot him with a gun?

195 upvotes • catzareevil

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How did prostitutes deal with pregnancy and std's before condoms were invented?

195 upvotes • aerosol999

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In the middle ages, how easy or difficult was it for a monk to "quit" a monastery?

195 upvotes • fatmountain

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Did the Argentinians think they could win the Falklands War against the British, or was it more to prove a point, albeit while starting armed conflict?

195 upvotes • WalkingEnigma

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was William the Conquerer able to effectively supplant the Anglo-Saxon nobility with Norman nobility? What happened to the old nobility?	195	Gayjock69
How did Christianity and Islam grow to be so much larger than Judaism?	195	Michael12390
A swinging pendulum with a bladed head (typically slowly descending toward someone strapped to a table) is a cliché of dungeons and death traps. How was the pendulum popularised as a means of fantastical execution, and is there an explanation for its commonality in modern gothic/fantasy fiction?	195	Byzantine555
Allan Sherman's 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah' contains the couplet, 'And the head coach wants no sissies/So he reads to us from something called Ulysses"...was something about Ulysses perceived as especially masculine?	195	davidcronenbergscats
In the book "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg, members of the KKK harrass the protagonist because she sells food to black people "out the back door" even though they don't come inside and eat. Was this actually something that people would have had a problem with?	195	creepyitalianpasta2
Why did the Greeks resist Persian invasions so effectively, yet when the Romans showed up, they seemed to capitulate almost immediately?	195	kleib323
World War II - Why did the July 20th conspirators, who failed multiple times to kill Hitler with a bomb, not just shoot him with a gun?	195	catzareevil
How did prostitutes deal with pregnancy and std's before condoms were invented?	195	aerosol999
In the middle ages, how easy or difficult was it for a monk to "quit" a monastery?	195	fatmountain
Did the Argentinians think they could win the Falklands War against the British, or was it more to prove a point, albeit while starting armed conflict?	195	WalkingEnigma