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How did women deal with periods in medieval times?

456 upvotes • AceStudios10

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How golden was the Golden Age of Islam, and is Dr. Bill Warner right in saying that the golden age of islam is not so golden?

456 upvotes • i_m_no_bot

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How can the Bible be called the 'Word of God', when the Church/St Paul/Justinian selected books they thought to be 'the Word of God'? On what basis were they chosen? A few questions for those well-versed on Christian history.

456 upvotes • SensitivePedant

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One of explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s last messages contained a plea that the wives and children of his lost expedition should be cared for. Did the British government carry out this wish?

456 upvotes • Me_for_President

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How did Native Americans living in the Midwest and Eastern Woodlands prevent themselves from getting absolutely destroyed by mosquitoes?

456 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why does everyone say that Croatians and Serbians have hated each other for "centuries" or "since the beginning of time?" Were there actual hatreds between these two peoples before the 20th century, such as genocides or massive wars?

456 upvotes • Antonomon

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Why do Women's clothes in general reveal more skin than Men's clothing?

456 upvotes • ajay_2739

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Throughout the Roman Empire, “Augustus” was generally the senior title, while “Caesar” alone was generally reserved for junior emperors. Why did Caesar end up getting adopted into so many European monarchy titles (ie Kaiser, Tsar), rather than Augustus?

456 upvotes • thehomiemoth

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Were the practices of tattooing & mass cremation of prisoners during the Holocaust intentionally chosen because they violate Jewish religious law? NSFW

456 upvotes • ManyDefinition4697

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AMA: Alaska, from Prehistory to Present

455 upvotes • The_Alaskan

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did women deal with periods in medieval times?	456	AceStudios10
How golden was the Golden Age of Islam, and is Dr. Bill Warner right in saying that the golden age of islam is not so golden?	456	i_m_no_bot
How can the Bible be called the 'Word of God', when the Church/St Paul/Justinian selected books they thought to be 'the Word of God'? On what basis were they chosen? A few questions for those well-versed on Christian history.	456	SensitivePedant
One of explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s last messages contained a plea that the wives and children of his lost expedition should be cared for. Did the British government carry out this wish?	456	Me_for_President
How did Native Americans living in the Midwest and Eastern Woodlands prevent themselves from getting absolutely destroyed by mosquitoes?	456	[deleted]
Why does everyone say that Croatians and Serbians have hated each other for "centuries" or "since the beginning of time?" Were there actual hatreds between these two peoples before the 20th century, such as genocides or massive wars?	456	Antonomon
Why do Women's clothes in general reveal more skin than Men's clothing?	456	ajay_2739
Throughout the Roman Empire, “Augustus” was generally the senior title, while “Caesar” alone was generally reserved for junior emperors. Why did Caesar end up getting adopted into so many European monarchy titles (ie Kaiser, Tsar), rather than Augustus?	456	thehomiemoth
Were the practices of tattooing & mass cremation of prisoners during the Holocaust intentionally chosen because they violate Jewish religious law? NSFW	456	ManyDefinition4697
AMA: Alaska, from Prehistory to Present	455	The_Alaskan