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King George V got a dragon tattoo during his time in the navy. Was this known to the general public? Did it influence the general reputation of tattoos or the King?

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How did doctors close internal injuries before the invention of dissolvable stitches?

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What ideas about extraterrestrial Life did early modern astronomers like Galileo or Copernicus have?

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Can anybody identify these coins?

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When did cotton replace linen and wool as main fabric for making clothes?

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How did people in the 18th century learn about international news?

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What did early modern astronomers like Galileo, Kopernikus or Newton think about the concept of extraterrestrial life?

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In Europe, scurvy wasn't properly understood until the 19th century and a major problem for sea voyages. How did other early seafaring cultures like the Japanese or Polynesians combat this disease?

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What was studying medicine like in the middle ages? Was it similar to a modern university or more of a master-apprentice relationship? Were there textbooks before the invention of the printing press? How did the system change during the Renaissance?

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Which place in the world has the "highest concentration of death" ie. the highest number of deaths in the smallest space and/or shortest time?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
King George V got a dragon tattoo during his time in the navy. Was this known to the general public? Did it influence the general reputation of tattoos or the King?	460
How did doctors close internal injuries before the invention of dissolvable stitches?	267
What ideas about extraterrestrial Life did early modern astronomers like Galileo or Copernicus have?	65
Can anybody identify these coins?	22
When did cotton replace linen and wool as main fabric for making clothes?	8
How did people in the 18th century learn about international news?	7
What did early modern astronomers like Galileo, Kopernikus or Newton think about the concept of extraterrestrial life?	7
In Europe, scurvy wasn't properly understood until the 19th century and a major problem for sea voyages. How did other early seafaring cultures like the Japanese or Polynesians combat this disease?	7
What was studying medicine like in the middle ages? Was it similar to a modern university or more of a master-apprentice relationship? Were there textbooks before the invention of the printing press? How did the system change during the Renaissance?	3
Which place in the world has the "highest concentration of death" ie. the highest number of deaths in the smallest space and/or shortest time?	1