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There where many types of guilds in the middle ages. Did any of them focus ONLY on illegal activities (smuggler guilds, thieves guild etc) ? Or does this only happen in fantasy novels?

889 upvotes • RobBobGlove

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Last night, on Question Time, the BBC's flagship political show, Jacob Rees-Mogg defended the use of concentration camps in the Boer War. He asserted that the mortality rate in the camps was similar to that of Glasgow, and that the occupants of camps were interned for their own safety. Is he right?

889 upvotes • smurfyjenkins

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What Project Management methodologies were used in ancient times?

889 upvotes • Steingar

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The term ‘going postal’ refers to getting uncontrollably angry in the workplace and derives from mass shootings by postal workers before the age of school shootings. Do we have an explanation for why these shootings became so prominent and what was done to stop them?

889 upvotes • dreadful_name

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How exaggerated is the trope of soviets calling each other "comrade", if at all?

888 upvotes • EMPEROR_JUSTINIAN_I

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There's a legend that Hercules himself founded my city (Cádiz, Spain) 3000 years ago. Can anyone direct me to that legend or tell me something about it?

888 upvotes • NonPlusUltraCadiz

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During the height and end stages of WWII, how common was it for soldiers to use enemies' equipment or supplies, as replacements for their own or in addition to?

888 upvotes • theBERZERKER13

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How accurate is “The Crown”?

888 upvotes • Worldgnasher

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Well, we don't know what Hitler thought of April Fools 2021, but hopefully you all enjoyed!

888 upvotes • hannahstohelit

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when did jinn, djinn, genies start being depicted as blue? or have they always been blue?

887 upvotes • pizzahedron

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There where many types of guilds in the middle ages. Did any of them focus ONLY on illegal activities (smuggler guilds, thieves guild etc) ? Or does this only happen in fantasy novels?	889	RobBobGlove
Last night, on Question Time, the BBC's flagship political show, Jacob Rees-Mogg defended the use of concentration camps in the Boer War. He asserted that the mortality rate in the camps was similar to that of Glasgow, and that the occupants of camps were interned for their own safety. Is he right?	889	smurfyjenkins
What Project Management methodologies were used in ancient times?	889	Steingar
The term ‘going postal’ refers to getting uncontrollably angry in the workplace and derives from mass shootings by postal workers before the age of school shootings. Do we have an explanation for why these shootings became so prominent and what was done to stop them?	889	dreadful_name
How exaggerated is the trope of soviets calling each other "comrade", if at all?	888	EMPEROR_JUSTINIAN_I
There's a legend that Hercules himself founded my city (Cádiz, Spain) 3000 years ago. Can anyone direct me to that legend or tell me something about it?	888	NonPlusUltraCadiz
During the height and end stages of WWII, how common was it for soldiers to use enemies' equipment or supplies, as replacements for their own or in addition to?	888	theBERZERKER13
How accurate is “The Crown”?	888	Worldgnasher
Well, we don't know what Hitler thought of April Fools 2021, but hopefully you all enjoyed!	888	hannahstohelit
when did jinn, djinn, genies start being depicted as blue? or have they always been blue?	887	pizzahedron