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In Fantasy works and stories set in medieval times, there are often depictions of ‘adventurers’ who roam the lands taking odd jobs, slaying beasts/bandits/outlaws, and treasure hunting. Is there any historical basis in eastern or western medieval cultures for such an occupation?

169 upvotes • fbiguy22

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Why isn't Aramaic (the language of Jesus) considered the holy language of Christianity?

169 upvotes • EchKnight

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German is a very diverse language with different regions having very different dialects. What was Nazi Germany's linguistic policy towards German?

169 upvotes • TanktopSamurai

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During the second World war America was still very racist towards Black people. However they deployed both Black and White men to fight alongside each other in the war. Did This cause White soldiers to be less racist/change their view? I imagine a shared horrible experience like war could do that.

169 upvotes • KRiszification

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The Great Fire of Smyrna that began on 13 September 1922 claimed up to 100,000 lives, mostly Greeks and Armenians, and essentially ended the land part of the Greco-Turkish War. Who is responsible for starting the fire? What made the fire so destructive?

169 upvotes • Kerkinitis

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[serious] chinese and mao experts: where can i get a copy of "The Plain Girl's Secret Way", this is the manual Chairman Mao had the ladies in his harem read.

169 upvotes • [deleted]

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The "wastrel son" who squanders the family wealth through gambling and dissolute behavior is a stock character in 18th and 19th century fiction. What would happen if the family refused to pay the wastrel son's debts?

169 upvotes • fiftythreestudio

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How colorful were interiors of gothic cathedrals originaly?

169 upvotes • Tomas_Lastovicka

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Was the Boston Tea Party actually carried out by tea smugglers who wished to gain market advantage?

169 upvotes • unpopular_speech

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It's Jan 1945 and I'm a Berlin civilian convinced that the war was lost. What do I do and where do I go?

169 upvotes • i_hate_usernames

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In Fantasy works and stories set in medieval times, there are often depictions of ‘adventurers’ who roam the lands taking odd jobs, slaying beasts/bandits/outlaws, and treasure hunting. Is there any historical basis in eastern or western medieval cultures for such an occupation?	169	fbiguy22
Why isn't Aramaic (the language of Jesus) considered the holy language of Christianity?	169	EchKnight
German is a very diverse language with different regions having very different dialects. What was Nazi Germany's linguistic policy towards German?	169	TanktopSamurai
During the second World war America was still very racist towards Black people. However they deployed both Black and White men to fight alongside each other in the war. Did This cause White soldiers to be less racist/change their view? I imagine a shared horrible experience like war could do that.	169	KRiszification
The Great Fire of Smyrna that began on 13 September 1922 claimed up to 100,000 lives, mostly Greeks and Armenians, and essentially ended the land part of the Greco-Turkish War. Who is responsible for starting the fire? What made the fire so destructive?	169	Kerkinitis
[serious] chinese and mao experts: where can i get a copy of "The Plain Girl's Secret Way", this is the manual Chairman Mao had the ladies in his harem read.	169	[deleted]
The "wastrel son" who squanders the family wealth through gambling and dissolute behavior is a stock character in 18th and 19th century fiction. What would happen if the family refused to pay the wastrel son's debts?	169	fiftythreestudio
How colorful were interiors of gothic cathedrals originaly?	169	Tomas_Lastovicka
Was the Boston Tea Party actually carried out by tea smugglers who wished to gain market advantage?	169	unpopular_speech
It's Jan 1945 and I'm a Berlin civilian convinced that the war was lost. What do I do and where do I go?	169	i_hate_usernames