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What happened to all the "perpetual mass" endowments from the Late Middle Ages? Are people still praying for those souls? If not, when did they stop?

1291 upvotes • quince23

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Why do we today consider China “absorbed” foreign invaders (Mongol, Manchu), but Rome “fell” (Lombard, Moslem)?

1291 upvotes • Suebi

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[META] TrueBestOf2012 awards. r/AskHistorians has been nominated for Best Big Community of the Year, and the mod team for Mod Team of the Year. Show your support and upvote ! (links inside)

1290 upvotes • xitlhooq

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In the Bond novels, Europe is full of banks and labour unions that are secretly run by the KGB. Was this a reality or just a paranoid fantasy?

1290 upvotes • lickerishsnaps

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If Amsterdam is below sea level and is only being kept from drowning by a massive system of dams, how did it ever get founded in the first place?

1289 upvotes • MisterBadIdea2

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Floating Feature: Self-Inflicted Damage

1289 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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In Ancient Egypt, would pet cats be given what we today know as "pet names," or would they be given people names?

1288 upvotes • che-ez

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During WW1 more than 10,000 miles of trenches were dug in France. Are there any accidental archaeological remains/artifacts discovered during the dug?

1288 upvotes • Caesar95

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Anne of Green Gables, a Canadian children's novel written in 1908 and set in Prince Edward Island, is quite popular in Japan. How and why did this specific Canadian book become so popular in Japan?

1288 upvotes • Dragonsandman

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How accurate was the depiction of T.E. Lawrence in 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?

1287 upvotes • FinancialAntonement

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to all the "perpetual mass" endowments from the Late Middle Ages? Are people still praying for those souls? If not, when did they stop?	1291	quince23
Why do we today consider China “absorbed” foreign invaders (Mongol, Manchu), but Rome “fell” (Lombard, Moslem)?	1291	Suebi
[META] TrueBestOf2012 awards. r/AskHistorians has been nominated for Best Big Community of the Year, and the mod team for Mod Team of the Year. Show your support and upvote ! (links inside)	1290	xitlhooq
In the Bond novels, Europe is full of banks and labour unions that are secretly run by the KGB. Was this a reality or just a paranoid fantasy?	1290	lickerishsnaps
If Amsterdam is below sea level and is only being kept from drowning by a massive system of dams, how did it ever get founded in the first place?	1289	MisterBadIdea2
Floating Feature: Self-Inflicted Damage	1289	Georgy_K_Zhukov
In Ancient Egypt, would pet cats be given what we today know as "pet names," or would they be given people names?	1288	che-ez
During WW1 more than 10,000 miles of trenches were dug in France. Are there any accidental archaeological remains/artifacts discovered during the dug?	1288	Caesar95
Anne of Green Gables, a Canadian children's novel written in 1908 and set in Prince Edward Island, is quite popular in Japan. How and why did this specific Canadian book become so popular in Japan?	1288	Dragonsandman
How accurate was the depiction of T.E. Lawrence in 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?	1287	FinancialAntonement