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Islamic sources describe the vikings (Rus) as very filthy, while English sources describe them as clean and well groomed. Which one is true?
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What is the cultural context of the infamous Japanese painting “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife”? NSFW
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Overt slavery seems a near continuous element of cultures through much of the history of the world, until around the 19th century, whereupon it fairly quickly became condemned and abolished in many different countries in short order. What triggered this sudden, widespread change?
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Did the Romans have any conspiracy theories like we do today about who ran the world? Freemasons, Illuminati etc.
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Why is whistling in the house seen as dangerous in so many different cultures around the world? Do we know where this superstition originated from ?
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Why did Alexander the Great begin to persian-ify himself, choosing persian advisors and taking most of persian customs? Why did he view the persian culture so highly despite growing around the time of the most brilliant greek minds?
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I'm given to understand that in the pre-modern world salt was a very valuable commodity. If you lived near a coast line what (if anything) was to stop you just making unlimited salt by boiling sea water?
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