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Many iconic fairy tales set in Europe's middle ages often feature trolls, dragons, etc. Were these story elements treated as pure fantasy during medieval times, or was belief in these beings at all widespread in medieval Europe? Did belief in these concepts differ between different social statuses?
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[WP] You have adopted several fantasy creature mammals as pets, including a yeti and a unicorn. Your friend, who is more of a fan of reptiles as pets, has just adopted a dragon, and wants to feed it your yeti and unicorn.
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Geographers Diener and Hagen claim that Pacific Northwest tribes had a concept of property similar to modern Americans' - contrasting common claims that Native Americans had no concept of ownership. Where did the idea that Native Americans had no concept of property emerge?
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[AMA Request] Someone who ended up stranded in the middle of the ocean distant from any land and swam to shore
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[WP] You have realized, completely by accident, that you can summon demons as well as put hexes and curses on people over the internet by using certain keyboard shortcuts and writing certain lines of HTML. Now you must decide whether to use this newfound power for good... or for evil.
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The phrase "First as Tragedy, Then as Farce" originates from Marx's comments on Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon III. Was it generally held in 19th century Europe that the reign of Napoleon was a historical "tragedy"?
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[WP] You are a very sick, old pet dog realizing s/he is about to be euthanized. You can feel your impending death and are trying to reflect on your life and to think of what the last things are you want to express to your owner.
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In Tolstoy's War and Peace, the Russian characters' attitude toward their French opponents (including Napoleon) comes off as unusually adulatory. Was this a common perspective on military opponents or rival countries during the time the novel was written?
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