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Why did Dutch people move into South Africa? And why South Africa in particular?

592 upvotes • silverfox23

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Did William the Conqueror really convince Matilda of Flanders to marry him by hitting her?

592 upvotes • Marius_Eponine

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Were "throne rooms" purely ceremonial, or did kings actually spend hours a day just sitting in one place? Surely there must have been a better way for a king to spend his time.

592 upvotes • Troll_Tactics

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Iraq’s controversial province, Kirkuk

592 upvotes • cakeycheeks

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When and why did traditional tattoos disappear in Europe?

592 upvotes • Vladith

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How brutal was the daily life in the middle ages in terms of random violence?

592 upvotes • Nautisop

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Meta: A pair of rules announcements

591 upvotes • Daeres

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Is the Oak Island treasure complete bullshit? There's a show on the "History" Channel about it, but my attempts to research it come up with the usual internet nonsense. Anyone serious about it?

591 upvotes • OGLothar

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Who was the last POTUS to be quoted saying the n-word while in office?

591 upvotes • seouled-out

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I heard that Vikings had a lot of parasites like worms in their poop. So my question is how did people deal with parasites back in the olden days? Suffer and bear it or were there remedies?

591 upvotes • vannucker

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Dutch people move into South Africa? And why South Africa in particular?	592	silverfox23
Did William the Conqueror really convince Matilda of Flanders to marry him by hitting her?	592	Marius_Eponine
Were "throne rooms" purely ceremonial, or did kings actually spend hours a day just sitting in one place? Surely there must have been a better way for a king to spend his time.	592	Troll_Tactics
Iraq’s controversial province, Kirkuk	592	cakeycheeks
When and why did traditional tattoos disappear in Europe?	592	Vladith
How brutal was the daily life in the middle ages in terms of random violence?	592	Nautisop
Meta: A pair of rules announcements	591	Daeres
Is the Oak Island treasure complete bullshit? There's a show on the "History" Channel about it, but my attempts to research it come up with the usual internet nonsense. Anyone serious about it?	591	OGLothar
Who was the last POTUS to be quoted saying the n-word while in office?	591	seouled-out
I heard that Vikings had a lot of parasites like worms in their poop. So my question is how did people deal with parasites back in the olden days? Suffer and bear it or were there remedies?	591	vannucker