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Were pre-1494 wars in Renaissance Italy 'almost bloodless'?

150 upvotes • Pharaoh0fFunk

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Did medieval European noble families really keep family swords that would be passed down?

150 upvotes • Pandamage

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In the TV show "The Americans", employees at the Soviet embassy address each other with their first and middle name. Was this is a thing in the USSR?

150 upvotes • Scirvyr

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Why wasn't Canada as popular of a destination for 19th-20th century immigrants as the US?

150 upvotes • redooo

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Chinese culture seems to have a lot of "numbered objects" (Five Sacred Mountains, Four Classic Novels etc). Has it always been this way since recorded history, or is it introduced with Buddhism and its 8 Fold Path/4 Noble Truths?

150 upvotes • gobberpooper

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What were the "mystery religions" of antiquity, specifically those practiced in the Greco-Roman world?

150 upvotes • Spin1

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I'm a penniless, but free, peasant living in Italy at the beginning of the Renaissance. What can I do to start making money and rise into the bourgeoise class?

150 upvotes • Capcombric

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From TIL - "In 18th-century America... ...No Indians were defecting to join colonial society, but many whites were defecting to live in the Native American one." Is this true?

150 upvotes • RedDyeNumber4

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What was the engineering logic behind the fuselage of the P-38 "Lightning"?

150 upvotes • AlviseFalier

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Were the Founding Fathers hunted/sought by the British during The War of 1812?

150 upvotes • crazypandarmada

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were pre-1494 wars in Renaissance Italy 'almost bloodless'?	150	Pharaoh0fFunk
Did medieval European noble families really keep family swords that would be passed down?	150	Pandamage
In the TV show "The Americans", employees at the Soviet embassy address each other with their first and middle name. Was this is a thing in the USSR?	150	Scirvyr
Why wasn't Canada as popular of a destination for 19th-20th century immigrants as the US?	150	redooo
Chinese culture seems to have a lot of "numbered objects" (Five Sacred Mountains, Four Classic Novels etc). Has it always been this way since recorded history, or is it introduced with Buddhism and its 8 Fold Path/4 Noble Truths?	150	gobberpooper
What were the "mystery religions" of antiquity, specifically those practiced in the Greco-Roman world?	150	Spin1
I'm a penniless, but free, peasant living in Italy at the beginning of the Renaissance. What can I do to start making money and rise into the bourgeoise class?	150	Capcombric
From TIL - "In 18th-century America... ...No Indians were defecting to join colonial society, but many whites were defecting to live in the Native American one." Is this true?	150	RedDyeNumber4
What was the engineering logic behind the fuselage of the P-38 "Lightning"?	150	AlviseFalier
Were the Founding Fathers hunted/sought by the British during The War of 1812?	150	crazypandarmada