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In medieval England, how "mandatory" was it for everyone to attend church services? Were there punishments for people caught skipping church?

969 upvotes • Dddydya

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When seceding from the Union, were Southern legislatures representing popular opinion or the interests of slave-owning elites?

969 upvotes • Feezec

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What changed in the Japanese military that caused them to be so brutal in WWII after their mostly professional behavior in the Russo-Japanese war?

969 upvotes • awsomesawsome

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UK came out of WW2 substantially weakened and was eventually forced into a junior relationship with USA due to high cost of the war. How did USSR come to become USA's only rival when they received far more damage than UK?

969 upvotes • 2012Jesusdies

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How and why did Golf become the stereotypical "businessman's" sport?

969 upvotes • DJ_Micoh

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Since when did Baphomet (and His goat head) become the model for modern portrayal of Satan?

968 upvotes • Xiao8818

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How did Italians, almost universally Catholic, justify the invasion of Rome in the unification wars?

968 upvotes • DuceGiharm

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When Hitler was a homeless artist in Vienna, how did he afford becoming a regular at Cafe Central, where rich people like Freud also hung out? Or was the Cafe much more affordable than I imagine?

968 upvotes • i_hate_usernames

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It's the 1910s and I just bought a Model-T. It breaks down. Does Ford provide me with the information I need to repair it? How did Ford handle third-party auto repair?

968 upvotes • J2quared

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In Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" (fiction, written 1928-1940), There is a state-of-the-art mental hospital in Soviet Moscow. Attitudes toward mental illness are portrayed as relatively practical and progressive. Was this irony by the author, or based on contemporary facilities and practices?

968 upvotes • NotTenwords

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In medieval England, how "mandatory" was it for everyone to attend church services? Were there punishments for people caught skipping church?	969	Dddydya
When seceding from the Union, were Southern legislatures representing popular opinion or the interests of slave-owning elites?	969	Feezec
What changed in the Japanese military that caused them to be so brutal in WWII after their mostly professional behavior in the Russo-Japanese war?	969	awsomesawsome
UK came out of WW2 substantially weakened and was eventually forced into a junior relationship with USA due to high cost of the war. How did USSR come to become USA's only rival when they received far more damage than UK?	969	2012Jesusdies
How and why did Golf become the stereotypical "businessman's" sport?	969	DJ_Micoh
Since when did Baphomet (and His goat head) become the model for modern portrayal of Satan?	968	Xiao8818
How did Italians, almost universally Catholic, justify the invasion of Rome in the unification wars?	968	DuceGiharm
When Hitler was a homeless artist in Vienna, how did he afford becoming a regular at Cafe Central, where rich people like Freud also hung out? Or was the Cafe much more affordable than I imagine?	968	i_hate_usernames
It's the 1910s and I just bought a Model-T. It breaks down. Does Ford provide me with the information I need to repair it? How did Ford handle third-party auto repair?	968	J2quared
In Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" (fiction, written 1928-1940), There is a state-of-the-art mental hospital in Soviet Moscow. Attitudes toward mental illness are portrayed as relatively practical and progressive. Was this irony by the author, or based on contemporary facilities and practices?	968	NotTenwords