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What kind of economic opportunities would a woman in Medieval Islamic World would have?

924 upvotes • Alpy94

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Why was the Holocaust in Lithuania so complete and utter? What is the reason for the staggering scale of collaboration by Lithuanians?

924 upvotes • Kerkinitis

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Why weren’t jews able to hide the fact they are/were jews during the Shoah/holocaust?

924 upvotes • derpy-noscope

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Did the opening of the Panama Canal have an adverse effect on the economies of many South American ports as there was less need for many ships to stop there for fuel, trade?

923 upvotes • XIMADUDE

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I've just been accepted into the Byzantine Cataphracts, say 554 CE, what rations, work load, pay would I expect, and what sorts of walks of life would my peers have come from? Especially in contrast to the infantrymen on the ground.

923 upvotes • insertsarcasticremar

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Historians of the Ancient World: What are the earliest written records referencing marriage? Did the practice of marriage "began" at any point, or has always been a part of homo sapien life?

923 upvotes • capehart_karsh

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President Harry Truman left office with the lowest approval ratings of any outgoing US President, ever. What made Truman so unpopular by the time his presidency concluded?

923 upvotes • Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink

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Was Captain von Trapp a fascist? What were the political beliefs of non-Jewish Austrians who were against Nazism and the Anschluss?

923 upvotes • MGMB89

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Bathing a guest and rubbing them with oil

923 upvotes • OriginalBoring6183

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How did the people and governments in China, Japan, etc, react when they learned of the New World to the East of them?

922 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What kind of economic opportunities would a woman in Medieval Islamic World would have?	924	Alpy94
Why was the Holocaust in Lithuania so complete and utter? What is the reason for the staggering scale of collaboration by Lithuanians?	924	Kerkinitis
Why weren’t jews able to hide the fact they are/were jews during the Shoah/holocaust?	924	derpy-noscope
Did the opening of the Panama Canal have an adverse effect on the economies of many South American ports as there was less need for many ships to stop there for fuel, trade?	923	XIMADUDE
I've just been accepted into the Byzantine Cataphracts, say 554 CE, what rations, work load, pay would I expect, and what sorts of walks of life would my peers have come from? Especially in contrast to the infantrymen on the ground.	923	insertsarcasticremar
Historians of the Ancient World: What are the earliest written records referencing marriage? Did the practice of marriage "began" at any point, or has always been a part of homo sapien life?	923	capehart_karsh
President Harry Truman left office with the lowest approval ratings of any outgoing US President, ever. What made Truman so unpopular by the time his presidency concluded?	923	Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink
Was Captain von Trapp a fascist? What were the political beliefs of non-Jewish Austrians who were against Nazism and the Anschluss?	923	MGMB89
Bathing a guest and rubbing them with oil	923	OriginalBoring6183
How did the people and governments in China, Japan, etc, react when they learned of the New World to the East of them?	922	[deleted]