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In Medieval Europe, how much does it cost to get properly fed and/or drunk at a restaurant? Can common people afford the cost?

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In WW2, around 20 million Soviet men died, leaving sex ratios skewed. What was the effect of this on everyday life, dating, marriage and fertility rates?

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Where there any intoxicants other than alcohol in Europe in the Middle Ages? How were these seen by society?

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Did any intellectual property rights exist Ancient Rome, China or Egypt?

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In 1945, at the as Germany surrendered, did the Soviet Union ever consider steamrolling Europe to become the dominant world power? Were they in a position to do so?

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Why did the weregild system of paying the victim's family in the case of murder become replaced by capital punishment during the High Middle Ages?

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Was there a divide between urban and rural sexual morality in 17th-18th century Europe?

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Malcolm Gladwell says that facial expressions had different meanings in ancient Rome, and they would not understand our smiles. How were common facial expressions?

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In the Viking Age in Scandinavia, there seem to have been cases of girls being kidnapped for marriage or concubinage. Was this considered legal, and socially acceptable? What justification was given?

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What was the effect after large wars on Total Fertility Rates of having unbalanced gender ratios?

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In Medieval Europe, how much does it cost to get properly fed and/or drunk at a restaurant? Can common people afford the cost?	3262
In WW2, around 20 million Soviet men died, leaving sex ratios skewed. What was the effect of this on everyday life, dating, marriage and fertility rates?	2288
Where there any intoxicants other than alcohol in Europe in the Middle Ages? How were these seen by society?	1184
Did any intellectual property rights exist Ancient Rome, China or Egypt?	105
In 1945, at the as Germany surrendered, did the Soviet Union ever consider steamrolling Europe to become the dominant world power? Were they in a position to do so?	70
Why did the weregild system of paying the victim's family in the case of murder become replaced by capital punishment during the High Middle Ages?	46
Was there a divide between urban and rural sexual morality in 17th-18th century Europe?	24
Malcolm Gladwell says that facial expressions had different meanings in ancient Rome, and they would not understand our smiles. How were common facial expressions?	19
In the Viking Age in Scandinavia, there seem to have been cases of girls being kidnapped for marriage or concubinage. Was this considered legal, and socially acceptable? What justification was given?	7
What was the effect after large wars on Total Fertility Rates of having unbalanced gender ratios?	7