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What would I find in a 1920s wallet?

164 upvotes • me_want_food

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To what degree were major American labor unions controlled by the Mafia?

164 upvotes • appleciders

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How did knights prevent copying each other's heraldry?

164 upvotes • Sam_R_K

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Did the Soviet leadership actually believe in communism?

164 upvotes • Worldgnasher

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How well-fed was an average western European medieval peasant? Were they regularly hungry and on the brink of starvation? Or were they usually fairly well-fed?

164 upvotes • level10peon

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Is metallic "light armor" actually a thing?

164 upvotes • Whitified

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Europeans around the time of Columbus described natives of America as stark naked or in Adam's finest. Did they literally mean nude or just nude by European standards?

164 upvotes • turnipheadscarecrow

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What impact did American independence have on the local politics of Britain? How was the monarchy perceived afterwards?

164 upvotes • PM_ME_YOUR_OUTRAGE

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Do historians actually consider the last successful invasion of England to have happened in 1066?

164 upvotes • GeneReddit123

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If Crimea was transferred to Ukraine for logistical reasons, then why was Kaliningrad made a part of Russia instead of Lithuania? Why was East Prussia split in half instead of being given to Poland in its entirety?

164 upvotes • elephantofdoom

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What would I find in a 1920s wallet?	164	me_want_food
To what degree were major American labor unions controlled by the Mafia?	164	appleciders
How did knights prevent copying each other's heraldry?	164	Sam_R_K
Did the Soviet leadership actually believe in communism?	164	Worldgnasher
How well-fed was an average western European medieval peasant? Were they regularly hungry and on the brink of starvation? Or were they usually fairly well-fed?	164	level10peon
Is metallic "light armor" actually a thing?	164	Whitified
Europeans around the time of Columbus described natives of America as stark naked or in Adam's finest. Did they literally mean nude or just nude by European standards?	164	turnipheadscarecrow
What impact did American independence have on the local politics of Britain? How was the monarchy perceived afterwards?	164	PM_ME_YOUR_OUTRAGE
Do historians actually consider the last successful invasion of England to have happened in 1066?	164	GeneReddit123
If Crimea was transferred to Ukraine for logistical reasons, then why was Kaliningrad made a part of Russia instead of Lithuania? Why was East Prussia split in half instead of being given to Poland in its entirety?	164	elephantofdoom