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The rise and fall of raisins, or, when and why did raisins fall so far out of favor (at least in the US, where I’m from), when they used to dominate Western European cuisine?

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In this section of Trajan's column, the defending Romans (far right) appear to be using throwing axes. Are they?

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How would common medieval soldiers be rewarded, if at all, for taking ransom-able prisoners in battle?

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How well did European naval officers eat?

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Was the Mayan "zero", truly a number to describe nothingness, or simply a placeholder?

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What happened to royal heirs who had a certain disability (blind, deaf, mute, crippled) but were otherwise very capable of taking the throne?

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Have people always been genre savvy or is this more of a recent phenomenon in this age of mass media?

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Was the peaceful disbanding of the Sipahis motivated by honor or fear?

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How reliable were early plug bayonets?

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Did the Empire if Japan have an "ethnic endgame" like Nazi Germany did?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The rise and fall of raisins, or, when and why did raisins fall so far out of favor (at least in the US, where I’m from), when they used to dominate Western European cuisine?	6
In this section of Trajan's column, the defending Romans (far right) appear to be using throwing axes. Are they?	6
How would common medieval soldiers be rewarded, if at all, for taking ransom-able prisoners in battle?	6
How well did European naval officers eat?	6
Was the Mayan "zero", truly a number to describe nothingness, or simply a placeholder?	5
What happened to royal heirs who had a certain disability (blind, deaf, mute, crippled) but were otherwise very capable of taking the throne?	5
Have people always been genre savvy or is this more of a recent phenomenon in this age of mass media?	5
Was the peaceful disbanding of the Sipahis motivated by honor or fear?	4
How reliable were early plug bayonets?	4
Did the Empire if Japan have an "ethnic endgame" like Nazi Germany did?	4