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Judas Iscariot purportedly betrayed Christ for 30 pieces of silver. Was this a lot of money? Can we estimate the value in modern terms?

170 upvotes • jesus_fn_christ

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How would a village form in medieval England?

170 upvotes • epoMGodzilla

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170 years ago did people in Japan view the idea of a women enjoying or wanting to enjoy sex, as being more less shameful than did American and/or English people at the same time?

170 upvotes • grapp

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Before Germ Theory, how was decomposition, both of food and corpses, explained?

170 upvotes • IguanadonsEverywhere

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In EU4's 1444 start date I see the oddly named nation qara qoyunlu around in the middle east. Can someone tell me more about it?

170 upvotes • [deleted]

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How were the effects of the "Great Schism" in 1054 felt at the time?

170 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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When did referring to someone as "sir" (or señor, seigneur, etc) as a means of conveying politeness/respect rather than nobility become the norm in places like the UK, France, or Spain?

170 upvotes • HalconeroCanuck

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Have there been any historical examples of entrenched corruption being removed from a country/empire without a violent revolution?

170 upvotes • ElDLo912

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Did the Chinese Communists introduce simplified Chinese characters as a way to eradicate traditional Chinese culture and make it impossible to read older literature?

170 upvotes • leopold_s

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In ancient times, before realistic portraiture and sketches were a thing, could the king just pretend to be a commoner to escape capture?

170 upvotes • pachakuti

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Judas Iscariot purportedly betrayed Christ for 30 pieces of silver. Was this a lot of money? Can we estimate the value in modern terms?	170	jesus_fn_christ
How would a village form in medieval England?	170	epoMGodzilla
170 years ago did people in Japan view the idea of a women enjoying or wanting to enjoy sex, as being more less shameful than did American and/or English people at the same time?	170	grapp
Before Germ Theory, how was decomposition, both of food and corpses, explained?	170	IguanadonsEverywhere
In EU4's 1444 start date I see the oddly named nation qara qoyunlu around in the middle east. Can someone tell me more about it?	170	[deleted]
How were the effects of the "Great Schism" in 1054 felt at the time?	170	Georgy_K_Zhukov
When did referring to someone as "sir" (or señor, seigneur, etc) as a means of conveying politeness/respect rather than nobility become the norm in places like the UK, France, or Spain?	170	HalconeroCanuck
Have there been any historical examples of entrenched corruption being removed from a country/empire without a violent revolution?	170	ElDLo912
Did the Chinese Communists introduce simplified Chinese characters as a way to eradicate traditional Chinese culture and make it impossible to read older literature?	170	leopold_s
In ancient times, before realistic portraiture and sketches were a thing, could the king just pretend to be a commoner to escape capture?	170	pachakuti