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The game company Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company. What was Nintendo doing during WWII?

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When the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were first founded, how seriously were they taken and how serious did Disney intend for the venture to be? How did they develop into serious team, both on the ice and in the eyes of spectators, other players, commentators?

399 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the Middle Ages, were merchants allowed to physically cut up coins for more exact transactions? Particularly in England? This is depicted in The Pillars of the Earth.

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Richard the Lionheart's cruelty

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How did people in the USA in the 20th century choose marriage partners? Did people often marry purely for love? What role did economics, class, and parental pressure play?

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What's the deal with Cargo Cults?

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Indo-Europeans, Mitanni, Scythians, Alans, Yue-zhi, Huns, Magyars, Turko-Mongols - Why were bands of Horse-Riding Eurasian Steppe Nomads always so successful at the art of conquest and invasion throughout history, and why did they do it?

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Is the rarity of painted statues in the West directly connected to the "un"painted Greek and Roman statues?

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When did wearing sunglasses become an indicator of being cool?

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Outlaws in England in the Middle Ages were able to be killed without punishment from the authorities (as far as I know). But what did the Church have to say about that? Did they still regard the murder of an outlaw as murder under God's law?

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The game company Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company. What was Nintendo doing during WWII?	3104	AskHistorians
When the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were first founded, how seriously were they taken and how serious did Disney intend for the venture to be? How did they develop into serious team, both on the ice and in the eyes of spectators, other players, commentators?	399	AskHistorians
In the Middle Ages, were merchants allowed to physically cut up coins for more exact transactions? Particularly in England? This is depicted in The Pillars of the Earth.	238	AskHistorians
Richard the Lionheart's cruelty	196	AskHistorians
How did people in the USA in the 20th century choose marriage partners? Did people often marry purely for love? What role did economics, class, and parental pressure play?	79	AskHistorians
What's the deal with Cargo Cults?	78	AskHistorians
Indo-Europeans, Mitanni, Scythians, Alans, Yue-zhi, Huns, Magyars, Turko-Mongols - Why were bands of Horse-Riding Eurasian Steppe Nomads always so successful at the art of conquest and invasion throughout history, and why did they do it?	77	AskHistorians
Is the rarity of painted statues in the West directly connected to the "un"painted Greek and Roman statues?	57	AskHistorians
When did wearing sunglasses become an indicator of being cool?	48	AskHistorians
Outlaws in England in the Middle Ages were able to be killed without punishment from the authorities (as far as I know). But what did the Church have to say about that? Did they still regard the murder of an outlaw as murder under God's law?	42	AskHistorians