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Has East Germany always been poorer than West Germany? Or is it purely a byproduct of the Cold War?

178 upvotes • hawkma999

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What are the origins of the pointy witch and wizard hats?

178 upvotes • Curious_Psychonaut

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In the movie 1917, the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment is depicted as having British soldiers of different racial backgrounds. Were different races integrated in the British Army during WW1?

178 upvotes • J2quared

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During the Black Plague, would there have been naysayers denying that anything big was happening?

178 upvotes • [deleted]

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What is the medieval opinion on already very old sites, that would today be considered archaeological zones, like Stonehenge or just a very old castle that hasn't been used for centuries?

178 upvotes • Forongil

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The 13th amendment made slavery illegal, but did anyone ever get charged or imprisoned for continuing to have slaves?

178 upvotes • uniqueusername2187

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Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s United States, portrays some African Americans who work as "guides". They know how to navigate the country in the safest way possible in order to avoid trouble from white people. Was this an actual profession in the 50s?

178 upvotes • EquationTAKEN

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Until 1977, Israel's leaders were consistently left wing if not outright socialist. Since then, the Israeli political climate seems much more right leaning. What happened to the Israeli left?

178 upvotes • MaxAugust

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Chomsky states that if the Nuremberg Principals were applied, every post-WWII POTUS would be indictable. Based on other developed nations' post-WWII Heads of State, are the NPs simply too ambitious, or can developed nations' HoS still reasonably fulfill their responsibilities without violating them?

178 upvotes • Arctucrus

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Children were sold into slavery in Europe for much of its medieval history. There are peaks and troughs and regional differences, but how were children on principle forced into slavery, legally and morally in Christian Europe and was there any opposition to the practice, popular or at higher levels?

178 upvotes • uw888

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Has East Germany always been poorer than West Germany? Or is it purely a byproduct of the Cold War?	178	hawkma999
What are the origins of the pointy witch and wizard hats?	178	Curious_Psychonaut
In the movie 1917, the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment is depicted as having British soldiers of different racial backgrounds. Were different races integrated in the British Army during WW1?	178	J2quared
During the Black Plague, would there have been naysayers denying that anything big was happening?	178	[deleted]
What is the medieval opinion on already very old sites, that would today be considered archaeological zones, like Stonehenge or just a very old castle that hasn't been used for centuries?	178	Forongil
The 13th amendment made slavery illegal, but did anyone ever get charged or imprisoned for continuing to have slaves?	178	uniqueusername2187
Lovecraft Country, set in 1950s United States, portrays some African Americans who work as "guides". They know how to navigate the country in the safest way possible in order to avoid trouble from white people. Was this an actual profession in the 50s?	178	EquationTAKEN
Until 1977, Israel's leaders were consistently left wing if not outright socialist. Since then, the Israeli political climate seems much more right leaning. What happened to the Israeli left?	178	MaxAugust
Chomsky states that if the Nuremberg Principals were applied, every post-WWII POTUS would be indictable. Based on other developed nations' post-WWII Heads of State, are the NPs simply too ambitious, or can developed nations' HoS still reasonably fulfill their responsibilities without violating them?	178	Arctucrus
Children were sold into slavery in Europe for much of its medieval history. There are peaks and troughs and regional differences, but how were children on principle forced into slavery, legally and morally in Christian Europe and was there any opposition to the practice, popular or at higher levels?	178	uw888