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How to avoid dodgy school education?

424 upvotes • ReQTeCH

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I read that February 12, 1899 was the coldest day recorded in Texas history (-23 degrees) and resulted in the freezing death of 40,000 cattle. As a rancher in 1899, how much warning or information about the coming weather would I have had, or would the whole thing be a big, terrible surprise?

424 upvotes • suburbanpride

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Out of all the Canaanite deities to choose from, why was it that the deity Yahweh the chosen to be worshipped by ancient Israelites?

424 upvotes • imfinnacry

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Is “no famine has occurred in a democracy with a free press” actually true?

424 upvotes • Elcor05

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How would you distinguish between an Angle, a Saxon, and a Jute? In a real and tangible way?

424 upvotes • innergameofdenthemen

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Greek myths are full of rape. Why? Was rape that frequent in ancient Greece or does it have more to do with the fear of not ever being sure if your offspring is really yours? NSFW

424 upvotes • eevilo

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Why do we think of the Middle Ages as a global thing, rather than as just a period of European history?

424 upvotes • Thawm01

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I'm Tired of People Saying the Modern World is so Terrible, How Humanity is Screwed, and How they Wish to Live in a Simpler, Better Time: What are the Most Devastating, Depressing, yet True Facts About Life from Previous Periods in History that will Make us Grateful for the World we Live in Today?

423 upvotes • Koeniginator

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How would an unmarried or widowed English woman of the late Middle Ages support herself?

423 upvotes • nepentheblue

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In the late 16th century, Portugal banned the East Asian slave trade. Why did they ban it? Why wasn't the same "courtesy"extended to West Africa?

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How to avoid dodgy school education?	424	ReQTeCH
I read that February 12, 1899 was the coldest day recorded in Texas history (-23 degrees) and resulted in the freezing death of 40,000 cattle. As a rancher in 1899, how much warning or information about the coming weather would I have had, or would the whole thing be a big, terrible surprise?	424	suburbanpride
Out of all the Canaanite deities to choose from, why was it that the deity Yahweh the chosen to be worshipped by ancient Israelites?	424	imfinnacry
Is “no famine has occurred in a democracy with a free press” actually true?	424	Elcor05
How would you distinguish between an Angle, a Saxon, and a Jute? In a real and tangible way?	424	innergameofdenthemen
Greek myths are full of rape. Why? Was rape that frequent in ancient Greece or does it have more to do with the fear of not ever being sure if your offspring is really yours? NSFW	424	eevilo
Why do we think of the Middle Ages as a global thing, rather than as just a period of European history?	424	Thawm01
I'm Tired of People Saying the Modern World is so Terrible, How Humanity is Screwed, and How they Wish to Live in a Simpler, Better Time: What are the Most Devastating, Depressing, yet True Facts About Life from Previous Periods in History that will Make us Grateful for the World we Live in Today?	423	Koeniginator
How would an unmarried or widowed English woman of the late Middle Ages support herself?	423	nepentheblue
In the late 16th century, Portugal banned the East Asian slave trade. Why did they ban it? Why wasn't the same "courtesy"extended to West Africa?	423	[deleted]