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It's easy to grasp the technological differences between now and a thousand years ago, but how different was technology in the years 500 and 1500 in Western Europe?

415 upvotes • DaBomb1

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What did men’s natural hair look like underneath the powdered wigs they wore in the 18th century? Was it usually worn long or short?

415 upvotes • ddeeders

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When the hippy movement started, how did all these people, all of a sudden, find all those incredibly flamboyant, colourful and unique clothes and accessories to wear?

415 upvotes • JKWowing

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Did Hitler want to eventually get rid of Christianity in Germany?

415 upvotes • MrHoovy17

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On Feb 23, 1981, there was a fascist coup d'etat attempt in Spain that was condemned by most of NATO, except for the US. Given the rise in popularity of the Spanish Communist Party at the time, was Reagan's staunch anticommunism what led his administration to refuse to condemn the failed coup?

415 upvotes • aquatermain

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Why is the Earth called Earth?

414 upvotes • Brouje

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Did any significant pre-modern society NOT practice slavery?

414 upvotes • [deleted]

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in the 1860s would a Congressman really have been allowed to just take a bill home with him over night like Thaddeus Stevens does with the 13th amendment at the end of Lincoln (the 2012 movie)?

414 upvotes • grapp

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During the time of The Borgias, were all Italians accompanied by background music or was it reserved for the privileged?

414 upvotes • [deleted]

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What did the British do 'right' with regard to colonisation that enabled them to grow to have the largest empire of all time rather than the French, Italians, Dutch or Japanese?

414 upvotes • WillzSkills

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It's easy to grasp the technological differences between now and a thousand years ago, but how different was technology in the years 500 and 1500 in Western Europe?	415	DaBomb1
What did men’s natural hair look like underneath the powdered wigs they wore in the 18th century? Was it usually worn long or short?	415	ddeeders
When the hippy movement started, how did all these people, all of a sudden, find all those incredibly flamboyant, colourful and unique clothes and accessories to wear?	415	JKWowing
Did Hitler want to eventually get rid of Christianity in Germany?	415	MrHoovy17
On Feb 23, 1981, there was a fascist coup d'etat attempt in Spain that was condemned by most of NATO, except for the US. Given the rise in popularity of the Spanish Communist Party at the time, was Reagan's staunch anticommunism what led his administration to refuse to condemn the failed coup?	415	aquatermain
Why is the Earth called Earth?	414	Brouje
Did any significant pre-modern society NOT practice slavery?	414	[deleted]
in the 1860s would a Congressman really have been allowed to just take a bill home with him over night like Thaddeus Stevens does with the 13th amendment at the end of Lincoln (the 2012 movie)?	414	grapp
During the time of The Borgias, were all Italians accompanied by background music or was it reserved for the privileged?	414	[deleted]
What did the British do 'right' with regard to colonisation that enabled them to grow to have the largest empire of all time rather than the French, Italians, Dutch or Japanese?	414	WillzSkills