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A family member is dying (lived 1920s until now), can AskHistorians help me find the right questions to ask?

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Polygamy seems to be mostly about men having many wives. Has there ever been a society where women had many husbands?

156 upvotes • HellonStilts

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Did planes carrying diplomatic leaders get special privileges to not be shot down during WWII?

156 upvotes • D33M1NU5

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Which is the oldest standing army in the world?

156 upvotes • Feezec

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When a city was sacked, did the invading army maintain any kind of order? Or was it a complete free-for-all, individual soldiers running around doing what they want, etc?

156 upvotes • premeddit

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How true are the stories of Mozart's feats of near-superhuman intelligence?

156 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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What involvement, if any, did the Amish have in the US Civil War?

156 upvotes • Vladith

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When and how did crossing our fingers become the symbols for both luck and lying?

156 upvotes • suicidal_smrtcar

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It's 1800, and I have arrived in New York with a check from a bank in Paris. How do I cash it - how does the bank verify it - and how much do I pay for the service?

156 upvotes • Almafeta

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When was the last time a British monarch got involved in politics in a meaningful way?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A family member is dying (lived 1920s until now), can AskHistorians help me find the right questions to ask?	156	43560
Polygamy seems to be mostly about men having many wives. Has there ever been a society where women had many husbands?	156	HellonStilts
Did planes carrying diplomatic leaders get special privileges to not be shot down during WWII?	156	D33M1NU5
Which is the oldest standing army in the world?	156	Feezec
When a city was sacked, did the invading army maintain any kind of order? Or was it a complete free-for-all, individual soldiers running around doing what they want, etc?	156	premeddit
How true are the stories of Mozart's feats of near-superhuman intelligence?	156	TheJucheisLoose
What involvement, if any, did the Amish have in the US Civil War?	156	Vladith
When and how did crossing our fingers become the symbols for both luck and lying?	156	suicidal_smrtcar
It's 1800, and I have arrived in New York with a check from a bank in Paris. How do I cash it - how does the bank verify it - and how much do I pay for the service?	156	Almafeta
When was the last time a British monarch got involved in politics in a meaningful way?	156	a4bh3