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[Review] King Arthur (2004): Hoc movie est frustrabor

183 upvotes • Arthur_Rex_uel_Dux

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There were many small free imperial cities and other tiny city-states in Medieval and Early Modern Germany, up to 300 by some counts. Why and how did only Hamburg and Bremen remain to this day as city-states in the new federal Germany?

183 upvotes • rustbeltliving

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Considering the competition between Islam and Christianity and that the Bible Pre Protestant revolution was in Latin, how did Muslims react to most Christians not being able to read the Bible like one could read the Arabic Koran, how did Christians react to Muslims reading the Koran without priests?

183 upvotes • Southdelhiboi

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As a liege lord why would I wall in my daughter in my own castle

183 upvotes • Biden2016

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How did the word “Polack” become an offensive term to the point it’s a borderline ethnic slur?

183 upvotes • The_Fighting_Wildcat

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Did Hitler actually give autographs to German officers like shown in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

183 upvotes • [deleted]

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When and how did Northern Europe develop into a wealthy area? For a long time it used to be poor backwater compared to Southern Europe.

183 upvotes • teekal

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Why were unconvincing Victorian-era photos of “ectoplasm” not uniformly understood to depict fraud?

183 upvotes • tomjoad2020ad

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How did industrial workers work so much?

183 upvotes • manau_bih

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Why did St. Augustine suddenly become obsessed with knock-off Versace bags?

183 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[Review] King Arthur (2004): Hoc movie est frustrabor	183	Arthur_Rex_uel_Dux
There were many small free imperial cities and other tiny city-states in Medieval and Early Modern Germany, up to 300 by some counts. Why and how did only Hamburg and Bremen remain to this day as city-states in the new federal Germany?	183	rustbeltliving
Considering the competition between Islam and Christianity and that the Bible Pre Protestant revolution was in Latin, how did Muslims react to most Christians not being able to read the Bible like one could read the Arabic Koran, how did Christians react to Muslims reading the Koran without priests?	183	Southdelhiboi
As a liege lord why would I wall in my daughter in my own castle	183	Biden2016
How did the word “Polack” become an offensive term to the point it’s a borderline ethnic slur?	183	The_Fighting_Wildcat
Did Hitler actually give autographs to German officers like shown in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?	183	[deleted]
When and how did Northern Europe develop into a wealthy area? For a long time it used to be poor backwater compared to Southern Europe.	183	teekal
Why were unconvincing Victorian-era photos of “ectoplasm” not uniformly understood to depict fraud?	183	tomjoad2020ad
How did industrial workers work so much?	183	manau_bih
Why did St. Augustine suddenly become obsessed with knock-off Versace bags?	183	AlanSnooring