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Why do some languages have different names for countries. Finnish call Finland Suomi for example. why doesn't every language refer to countries by what they call themselves?

510 upvotes • TheSpartanRabbit

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The respective roles of Ninja and Shinobi

509 upvotes • disposable157

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Did people in medieval times consider themselves to be on a downward decline compared to Greek or Roman thinkers?

509 upvotes • Loidis

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Why doesn't the USA use the 'stone' as a weight measure, even though we use the rest of the Avoirdupois system?

509 upvotes • bluefunk91

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Suppose you're the emperor of Japan in 1514. How meny servants do you have attending you and your needs in your day to day life? And how does that compare to what a European monarch's (particularly the king of England if you want to be specific) household would have had in the same time?

509 upvotes • grapp

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Did ancient China know about the fall of the Roman Empire?

509 upvotes • Feezec

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Why is the alphabet in the order it's in? A, B, C...X, Y, Z. Is the letter placement in "alphabetical order" arbitrary? Or was there originally meaning behind the order?

509 upvotes • Roses_Are_Red

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I'm a medieval lord that knows his city is about to come under seige. What's a checklist of things I should do before they get here?

509 upvotes • Bigdoublek

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What were 19th century restaurants like?

509 upvotes • Ischaldirh

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In HBOs TV-series Vikings the spoils from raids does not appear to affect inflation in quite small towns, is this an oversight or are there an explanation to this?

509 upvotes • Ruliajoberts

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do some languages have different names for countries. Finnish call Finland Suomi for example. why doesn't every language refer to countries by what they call themselves?	510	TheSpartanRabbit
The respective roles of Ninja and Shinobi	509	disposable157
Did people in medieval times consider themselves to be on a downward decline compared to Greek or Roman thinkers?	509	Loidis
Why doesn't the USA use the 'stone' as a weight measure, even though we use the rest of the Avoirdupois system?	509	bluefunk91
Suppose you're the emperor of Japan in 1514. How meny servants do you have attending you and your needs in your day to day life? And how does that compare to what a European monarch's (particularly the king of England if you want to be specific) household would have had in the same time?	509	grapp
Did ancient China know about the fall of the Roman Empire?	509	Feezec
Why is the alphabet in the order it's in? A, B, C...X, Y, Z. Is the letter placement in "alphabetical order" arbitrary? Or was there originally meaning behind the order?	509	Roses_Are_Red
I'm a medieval lord that knows his city is about to come under seige. What's a checklist of things I should do before they get here?	509	Bigdoublek
What were 19th century restaurants like?	509	Ischaldirh
In HBOs TV-series Vikings the spoils from raids does not appear to affect inflation in quite small towns, is this an oversight or are there an explanation to this?	509	Ruliajoberts