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In the film Persepolis, an Iranian family discovers that after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, that a hospital administrator was replaced with man who received the position based on his degree of religious fervor, rather than professional experience. Did such replacements actually happen?

193 upvotes • perceptionsofpacha

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How many dresses did a medieval woman have?

193 upvotes • Edralis

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Are there known instances of people of Asian or African descent being sent to concentration camps due to their race in Nazi Germany?

193 upvotes • MurdochAV

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What lead to the events of the Paris massacre of 1961? What was the international response?

193 upvotes • Alpy94

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Has the idea of a united Caribbean (as a country) existed?

193 upvotes • greyoda

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Given the incredible hostility the Apache leader Geronimo had towards the United States and white colonialism, how and why did he end up sitting for so many photographs?

193 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Some 50,000 amputations were performed in the American Civil War. What was life like for amputees when they returned home? How did post-war society treat them?

193 upvotes • Comrade-Chernov

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How much of modern India's 'modesty' culture (how women are expected to cover up, etc.) is pre Mughal and how much is Mughal influence?

193 upvotes • greeddit

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I heard that Heian period Japanese noblewomen painted their faces white, their teeth black, and redrew eyebrows. What is the aesthetic conception of these cosmetic practices?

193 upvotes • voraprachw

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Did 12th and 13th century knights really weep so much, or was this just a literary device?

193 upvotes • Hergrim

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In the film Persepolis, an Iranian family discovers that after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, that a hospital administrator was replaced with man who received the position based on his degree of religious fervor, rather than professional experience. Did such replacements actually happen?	193	perceptionsofpacha
How many dresses did a medieval woman have?	193	Edralis
Are there known instances of people of Asian or African descent being sent to concentration camps due to their race in Nazi Germany?	193	MurdochAV
What lead to the events of the Paris massacre of 1961? What was the international response?	193	Alpy94
Has the idea of a united Caribbean (as a country) existed?	193	greyoda
Given the incredible hostility the Apache leader Geronimo had towards the United States and white colonialism, how and why did he end up sitting for so many photographs?	193	WileECyrus
Some 50,000 amputations were performed in the American Civil War. What was life like for amputees when they returned home? How did post-war society treat them?	193	Comrade-Chernov
How much of modern India's 'modesty' culture (how women are expected to cover up, etc.) is pre Mughal and how much is Mughal influence?	193	greeddit
I heard that Heian period Japanese noblewomen painted their faces white, their teeth black, and redrew eyebrows. What is the aesthetic conception of these cosmetic practices?	193	voraprachw
Did 12th and 13th century knights really weep so much, or was this just a literary device?	193	Hergrim