/u/Pokonic's posts
Is it fair to say that modern-day Shinto practices represent a continuity with the 'State Shinto' of Imperial Japan as opposed to a reverting to pre-Imperial practices?
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Ancient, run-down mansions and castles inhabited by poor decedents is a common trope in western fiction; was there a particular instance of this in history that codified this popular trope?
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I am a German peasant during the 12th century; when I go to church, do I have any idea where most of the more far-flung locations (Israel, Egypt, ect) are located/how far they are away from me? Would I have any proof that these places exist except for the priest telling me about them?
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In a early episode of Columbo (episode 2 season 4, Negative Reaction, first aired in 1972), there are large bottles of hot sauce in a soup kitchen, along with some other condiments such as mustard. How mainstream was hot sauce within American cuisine by the middle of the 20th century?
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Would a Medieval peasant actually know and care about stories about 'famous' knights and nobles, or were those simply what we are personally familiar with?
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The Southern United States is humid and unpleasant during the best of times; during the high point of American Slavery, how was the spread of disease controlled within plantations?
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[WP] Santa Claus is a vampire; he requires invitations to be let inside a home, and Christmas decor qualifies as such.
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