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The game A Plague Tale, which is supposed to take place in France in 1348AD, has a line about spices and their relation to social status, and I want to know how true this was in 1348AD France (More details inside)	14
This photo was on /r/historyporn stating it is a WWI veteran playing billiards and has prosthetic legs. Was this an actual invention used for amputees?	14
What were those grates for on the top decks of 18th Century ships?	13
What was with the Australian slavers in Django Unchained? Was that just a random decision or were the Australians particularly involved with the slave trade in the south?	12
In Viking culture if men died in battle they would go to Valhalla (hence why they would make sick and dying men go to the front lines to die). People who didn't die in battle went to Helheim. So what happened to the women back at home who died? Did they automatically go to Helheim for being women?	12
When did calling somebody "Sir" change from meaning a knight or nobility to just politeness? How did the change occur? Was "Sir" just for those who were officially knighted?	12
How did we as a society generally accept 18 as the age of adulthood? What led up to this decision to being codified into law?	12
In WWII did the Axis powers ever paint invasion stripes on their aircraft to deceive Allied forces? How come they didn't seem to copy the invasion stripes for deception more frequently?	11
In the book "Man's Search for Meaning" the author talks about "Capos", which seem to be prisoners of the german concentration camps who get special privileges. Can you tell me more about these prisoners, what life was like for them, how they were picked, their duties, how they would act, etc.?	11
How did the Viking Longships cross large expanses of open water? Looking at them they look like glorified rafts. How did they cross oceans with such a small, single deck craft?	10

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