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Why is most historical clothing so complicated?

1824 upvotes • Steve-too-aswell

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Why is Kissinger considered a foreign policy genius?

1824 upvotes • [deleted]

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What became of the children of high-ranking nazis? How did they deal with the actions of their parents later in life?

1823 upvotes • 52358

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Every president from JFK to Reagan faced an assassination attempt (except for LBJ). Why were there so many attempted assassinations?

1823 upvotes • TheLordHighExecu

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Is it true that Koreans use metal chopsticks because Korean royalty needed a method of avoiding poison?

1823 upvotes • Torontoguy93452

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Was the famous “French maid outfit” ever actually a working uniform for maids in France?

1822 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why does everyone say Native American's were killed & had their land stolen instead of saying 'conquered'?

1821 upvotes • Eternal_stillness

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How would one go about studying at the House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age? Would the institution accept all potential students of merit, regardless of socioeconomic background? Was there any sort of monetary cost, and if so were scholarships implemented to support disadvantaged students?

1821 upvotes • Ozymil

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In the 1700's when people traveled great distances and stayed for long periods of time, how did they conduct their financial affairs?

1820 upvotes • EaglesBlitz

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The pigment "Mummy Brown" was once made from ground up Egyptian mummies, and only ceased to be produced in the 1960s. How many tubes of paint could be created from one mummy, and were later batches of the colour (in the 1940s-60s) still being made with human mummies?

1820 upvotes • ausAnstand

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is most historical clothing so complicated?	1824	Steve-too-aswell
Why is Kissinger considered a foreign policy genius?	1824	[deleted]
What became of the children of high-ranking nazis? How did they deal with the actions of their parents later in life?	1823	52358
Every president from JFK to Reagan faced an assassination attempt (except for LBJ). Why were there so many attempted assassinations?	1823	TheLordHighExecu
Is it true that Koreans use metal chopsticks because Korean royalty needed a method of avoiding poison?	1823	Torontoguy93452
Was the famous “French maid outfit” ever actually a working uniform for maids in France?	1822	[deleted]
Why does everyone say Native American's were killed & had their land stolen instead of saying 'conquered'?	1821	Eternal_stillness
How would one go about studying at the House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age? Would the institution accept all potential students of merit, regardless of socioeconomic background? Was there any sort of monetary cost, and if so were scholarships implemented to support disadvantaged students?	1821	Ozymil
In the 1700's when people traveled great distances and stayed for long periods of time, how did they conduct their financial affairs?	1820	EaglesBlitz
The pigment "Mummy Brown" was once made from ground up Egyptian mummies, and only ceased to be produced in the 1960s. How many tubes of paint could be created from one mummy, and were later batches of the colour (in the 1940s-60s) still being made with human mummies?	1820	ausAnstand