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I once heard that during the 1348-50 Bubonic Plague outbreak, European Jewish communities suffered less severely than the general population due to good hygiene. Is there any truth to this?

183 upvotes • Elm11

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How did the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (if they did) react to Hitler's rise of power after rejecting him twice?

183 upvotes • Invictes

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Where does the concept of weeks come from?

183 upvotes • mightbebrucewillis

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Why is China named after the Qin when in Mandarin they refer to themselves as 'Han people'

183 upvotes • Promotheos

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How reliable is Bede?

183 upvotes • haakon_VII

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At the peak of slavery in the continental United States, what percentage of the population would have owned one or more slaves?

183 upvotes • SurfsideSmoothy

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Was King Henry VIII's treatment of his wives especially unusual for history in Europe?

183 upvotes • CountPanda

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Why is a crystal ball associated with reading the future? And when/where did this originate?

183 upvotes • LookAtTheFlowers

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Why did the Troubles actually start? Was the UK actually an oppressive brutal state as late as 1980s/90s?

183 upvotes • Westnest

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Did the Romans have different strategies when fighting against foreigners or amongst themselves ?

183 upvotes • madmendude

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I once heard that during the 1348-50 Bubonic Plague outbreak, European Jewish communities suffered less severely than the general population due to good hygiene. Is there any truth to this?	183	Elm11
How did the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (if they did) react to Hitler's rise of power after rejecting him twice?	183	Invictes
Where does the concept of weeks come from?	183	mightbebrucewillis
Why is China named after the Qin when in Mandarin they refer to themselves as 'Han people'	183	Promotheos
How reliable is Bede?	183	haakon_VII
At the peak of slavery in the continental United States, what percentage of the population would have owned one or more slaves?	183	SurfsideSmoothy
Was King Henry VIII's treatment of his wives especially unusual for history in Europe?	183	CountPanda
Why is a crystal ball associated with reading the future? And when/where did this originate?	183	LookAtTheFlowers
Why did the Troubles actually start? Was the UK actually an oppressive brutal state as late as 1980s/90s?	183	Westnest
Did the Romans have different strategies when fighting against foreigners or amongst themselves ?	183	madmendude