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Just found a large wooden horse outside. What do I do with it?

454 upvotes • PriamOfTroy

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Why communist countries produced some of the brutal totalitarian regimes of 20th century given that one of the core principles of the communism is shared ownership/ decentralisation ?

454 upvotes • Sri92

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Mary Poppins and 1910's England - How common was the fear that a woman would be taken advantage of by a male friend? What were the social norms in regards to men and women having an outing together?

454 upvotes • ForWhomTheBoneBones

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Did the frontline criminal perpetrators of the Holocaust typically experience PTSD in later life?

454 upvotes • TONEandBARS

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Why didn't Romania get rich off their oil reserves back in the early XX century like the Gulf Countries?

454 upvotes • StarkVlad

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'More Irish than the Irish themselves.' How unique was the ability of the Irish to culturally assimilate foreigners?

454 upvotes • wolfbananabear

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Why did France countries develop into a territorial kingdom rather than dynastic one? That is to say, whereas the rest of Europe seemed to have ever-changing borders due to royal marriages and inheritances, why was France seemingly (on a map at least) so relatively stable?

454 upvotes • jurble

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In Feudal Japan, did people see themselves as part of an overarching Japanese nation headed by the Emperor (or Shogun) or did they primarily see themselves as subjects of the local daimyo, seeing neighboring (Japanese) people as foreigners?

454 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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The new weekly theme is: Hinduism !

454 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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During the Medieval period suits of armor were very valuable, often costing a small fortune to make. Given this information what were the customs for salvaging pieces of armor from dead knights after a battle was finished? How likely was it that a commoner could claim some pieces for themselves?

454 upvotes • UndyingCorn

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Just found a large wooden horse outside. What do I do with it?	454	PriamOfTroy
Why communist countries produced some of the brutal totalitarian regimes of 20th century given that one of the core principles of the communism is shared ownership/ decentralisation ?	454	Sri92
Mary Poppins and 1910's England - How common was the fear that a woman would be taken advantage of by a male friend? What were the social norms in regards to men and women having an outing together?	454	ForWhomTheBoneBones
Did the frontline criminal perpetrators of the Holocaust typically experience PTSD in later life?	454	TONEandBARS
Why didn't Romania get rich off their oil reserves back in the early XX century like the Gulf Countries?	454	StarkVlad
'More Irish than the Irish themselves.' How unique was the ability of the Irish to culturally assimilate foreigners?	454	wolfbananabear
Why did France countries develop into a territorial kingdom rather than dynastic one? That is to say, whereas the rest of Europe seemed to have ever-changing borders due to royal marriages and inheritances, why was France seemingly (on a map at least) so relatively stable?	454	jurble
In Feudal Japan, did people see themselves as part of an overarching Japanese nation headed by the Emperor (or Shogun) or did they primarily see themselves as subjects of the local daimyo, seeing neighboring (Japanese) people as foreigners?	454	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
The new weekly theme is: Hinduism !	454	AlanSnooring
During the Medieval period suits of armor were very valuable, often costing a small fortune to make. Given this information what were the customs for salvaging pieces of armor from dead knights after a battle was finished? How likely was it that a commoner could claim some pieces for themselves?	454	UndyingCorn