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How common was ‘second sleep’ really in medieval Europe?

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Did Jeanne Calment, the standard claimant to ‘oldest person ever’, really live to 122?

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How exactly did Arthurian tradition take off to such a large degree in France?

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How has the Holocaust generally been taught in Russia?

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When and how did global perception of the Nazis' most prominent atrocities change? NSFW

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To what extent was French a European lingua franca and language of international diplomacy across the 19th and early 20th centuries?

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Did Abd Al-Malik ask Justinian II to send Byzantine craftsmen to help work on the Dome of the Rock?

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Why is Norte Chico considered a cradle of civilisation while Neolithic Danubian cultures are usually not?

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What are the arguments and overall views on when Zoroaster lived among modern historians of ancient Iran?

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Did Wilhelm Canaris, chief of Hitler's military intelligence who turned spy for the Allies, really suggest the use of the Yellow Badge? And how much do we know about his work as an Allied spy?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How common was ‘second sleep’ really in medieval Europe?	3173
Did Jeanne Calment, the standard claimant to ‘oldest person ever’, really live to 122?	41
How exactly did Arthurian tradition take off to such a large degree in France?	38
How has the Holocaust generally been taught in Russia?	26
When and how did global perception of the Nazis' most prominent atrocities change? NSFW	17
To what extent was French a European lingua franca and language of international diplomacy across the 19th and early 20th centuries?	14
Did Abd Al-Malik ask Justinian II to send Byzantine craftsmen to help work on the Dome of the Rock?	13
Why is Norte Chico considered a cradle of civilisation while Neolithic Danubian cultures are usually not?	7
What are the arguments and overall views on when Zoroaster lived among modern historians of ancient Iran?	7
Did Wilhelm Canaris, chief of Hitler's military intelligence who turned spy for the Allies, really suggest the use of the Yellow Badge? And how much do we know about his work as an Allied spy?	6