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How much written text would a 14th century European peasant encounter?

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Is the idea of "a common tongue" or "trade tongue" or any other such globally understood language which appears often in literature has any base in historic reality?

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Is magic associated with the genitals in Ottoman literature? NSFW

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Would a surgeon in early 19th century Muslim world know that they should wash their hands and sanitise their instruments before surgery?

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Why bicycles only appeared in the early 19th considering their simplicity?

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Did later Catholic heresies (Hussites, Protestants etc.) expressed their views on earlier heresies (e.g. Catharism, Arianism)? Did they reject them, sympathy with them, used them in their retoric, or anything at all?

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What led to the boom of South American television in Israel in the '90 & early 2000'?

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How, why and when the term "Western" came to denote European and North American cultures and polities?

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How often would weapons break on the battle field in pre-gunpowder combat?

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Did any of the European authoritarian regimes of the mid 20th century (Nazi Germany, USSR, Spanish & Italian fascists) had tabloid journalism? If so, on whom and on what were they allowed to write?

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How much written text would a 14th century European peasant encounter?	25	AskHistorians
Is the idea of "a common tongue" or "trade tongue" or any other such globally understood language which appears often in literature has any base in historic reality?	25	AskHistorians
Is magic associated with the genitals in Ottoman literature? NSFW	23	AskHistorians
Would a surgeon in early 19th century Muslim world know that they should wash their hands and sanitise their instruments before surgery?	23	AskHistorians
Why bicycles only appeared in the early 19th considering their simplicity?	19	AskHistorians
Did later Catholic heresies (Hussites, Protestants etc.) expressed their views on earlier heresies (e.g. Catharism, Arianism)? Did they reject them, sympathy with them, used them in their retoric, or anything at all?	16	AskHistorians
What led to the boom of South American television in Israel in the '90 & early 2000'?	16	AskHistorians
How, why and when the term "Western" came to denote European and North American cultures and polities?	15	AskHistorians
How often would weapons break on the battle field in pre-gunpowder combat?	15	AskHistorians
Did any of the European authoritarian regimes of the mid 20th century (Nazi Germany, USSR, Spanish & Italian fascists) had tabloid journalism? If so, on whom and on what were they allowed to write?	14	AskHistorians