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Where did Samurai socialize? Did they have social clubs?

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Why do so many Sword and Sorcery books feature evil cults? Where did this idea come from?

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For most of history, peasant villages all over the world were ruled by elders. Is this true?

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The movie "The Handmaiden" (2016) depicts itself during the japanese occupation of Korea throughout the early 20th century. What was the world's reaction to this? Did the koreans try to liberate themselves?

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In ancient Germanic societies, would you be owed weregild for a punch in the face?

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How did people have fun at parties back in the day? What did people talk about in the Middle Ages at social gatherings?

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Hesiod called the rule of the titans the "Golden Age". Wouldn't that make Zeus the baddie?

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Did the Tudor houses made out of wattle and daub look as smooth back then as they do today?

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In jousting, did the fighters kept fighting on foot after being unhorsed? Or was it until one of them was unhorsed?

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What would be the process for someone in the 13th Century to have an audience with the monarch, in Western Europe? Could a person give a gift directly to the monarch?

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Where did Samurai socialize? Did they have social clubs?	8
Why do so many Sword and Sorcery books feature evil cults? Where did this idea come from?	8
For most of history, peasant villages all over the world were ruled by elders. Is this true?	8
The movie "The Handmaiden" (2016) depicts itself during the japanese occupation of Korea throughout the early 20th century. What was the world's reaction to this? Did the koreans try to liberate themselves?	8
In ancient Germanic societies, would you be owed weregild for a punch in the face?	8
How did people have fun at parties back in the day? What did people talk about in the Middle Ages at social gatherings?	7
Hesiod called the rule of the titans the "Golden Age". Wouldn't that make Zeus the baddie?	7
Did the Tudor houses made out of wattle and daub look as smooth back then as they do today?	7
In jousting, did the fighters kept fighting on foot after being unhorsed? Or was it until one of them was unhorsed?	7
What would be the process for someone in the 13th Century to have an audience with the monarch, in Western Europe? Could a person give a gift directly to the monarch?	7