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How did post-NAZI Germany undo what I've always read was incredibly effective propoganda?

372 upvotes • redlapis

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I’ve read that fixed pricing was introduced into modern retail by the Quakers, who found the concept of haggling immoral. Is this true and what is the history of fixed pricing?

372 upvotes • Comprehensive_Try765

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When and why did Zoroastrianism stop accepting converts?

372 upvotes • TheGreenAlchemist

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I'm the second son of a 17th century French noble, and my father just died. Clearly my older brother gets his title, but am I entitled to any share of my father's estate (e.g. money, property, etc)? Or do I just get nothing?

372 upvotes • RepresentativePop

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How physically strong did you have to be to wield a typical two-handed sword in England in the early 900s? Could a reasonably strong and fit woman wield one?

372 upvotes • FreundThrowaway

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How accurate is the music that we hear in "medieval" television shows and movies?

371 upvotes • CurlyPants

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Why does the Nazi-German esthetics look so evil?

371 upvotes • plomme

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How did vanilla go from being a relatively unusual and complex spice/flavorant to the representation of bland and boring?

371 upvotes • TheGreenShepherd

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Why did FDR want to put Brazil on the UN Security Council?

371 upvotes • francois25boris

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When and how did Islam spread to SE Asia?

371 upvotes • 82364

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did post-NAZI Germany undo what I've always read was incredibly effective propoganda?	372	redlapis
I’ve read that fixed pricing was introduced into modern retail by the Quakers, who found the concept of haggling immoral. Is this true and what is the history of fixed pricing?	372	Comprehensive_Try765
When and why did Zoroastrianism stop accepting converts?	372	TheGreenAlchemist
I'm the second son of a 17th century French noble, and my father just died. Clearly my older brother gets his title, but am I entitled to any share of my father's estate (e.g. money, property, etc)? Or do I just get nothing?	372	RepresentativePop
How physically strong did you have to be to wield a typical two-handed sword in England in the early 900s? Could a reasonably strong and fit woman wield one?	372	FreundThrowaway
How accurate is the music that we hear in "medieval" television shows and movies?	371	CurlyPants
Why does the Nazi-German esthetics look so evil?	371	plomme
How did vanilla go from being a relatively unusual and complex spice/flavorant to the representation of bland and boring?	371	TheGreenShepherd
Why did FDR want to put Brazil on the UN Security Council?	371	francois25boris
When and how did Islam spread to SE Asia?	371	82364