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Alfred the Great codified English law in "The Doom Book"in the early 890s, which stated that the same law applied to all persons - rich and poor. Was this common during the early middle ages? Or was the Doom Book represent a new development in establishing the rule of law?

1310 upvotes • ajbrown141

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Why does the Song of Roland have such a weird ending?

1310 upvotes • Cicada_lies_heavy

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You know that bit in king kong where the biplanes are flying around him. were there really people on stand by for if New York needed air defence? and if there was would they still have been using biplanes in the 1933?

1309 upvotes • grapp

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Were Native Americans aware that European diseases were killing them off?

1309 upvotes • PageTurner627

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What happened to the native people of Japan and why aren't they more known about?

1309 upvotes • Living-Plastic-4579

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Why did Telegrams use the word STOP instead of a Period?

1309 upvotes • Prof_F_

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Why is there this new cult appreciation of Tesla? Was he really as amazing as people make him out to be?

1308 upvotes • Ozymandias1818

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My friend said that Roman slaves had more vacation time than the average American, this sounds like rubbish, but I don't know enough about it to disprove it, help!

1308 upvotes • WolfBiedermanRocks

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Serious question: Is there any recorded data of humans riding giraffes?

1307 upvotes • bigsid22

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How did South Korea become such an economic powerhouse in such a small amount of time?

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Alfred the Great codified English law in "The Doom Book"in the early 890s, which stated that the same law applied to all persons - rich and poor. Was this common during the early middle ages? Or was the Doom Book represent a new development in establishing the rule of law?	1310	ajbrown141
Why does the Song of Roland have such a weird ending?	1310	Cicada_lies_heavy
You know that bit in king kong where the biplanes are flying around him. were there really people on stand by for if New York needed air defence? and if there was would they still have been using biplanes in the 1933?	1309	grapp
Were Native Americans aware that European diseases were killing them off?	1309	PageTurner627
What happened to the native people of Japan and why aren't they more known about?	1309	Living-Plastic-4579
Why did Telegrams use the word STOP instead of a Period?	1309	Prof_F_
Why is there this new cult appreciation of Tesla? Was he really as amazing as people make him out to be?	1308	Ozymandias1818
My friend said that Roman slaves had more vacation time than the average American, this sounds like rubbish, but I don't know enough about it to disprove it, help!	1308	WolfBiedermanRocks
Serious question: Is there any recorded data of humans riding giraffes?	1307	bigsid22
How did South Korea become such an economic powerhouse in such a small amount of time?	1307	SupercellFTW