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Was nationalism/patriotism really an idea that just... Appeared after the French Revolution?

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Did the Taiwanese, in general, actually like being part of Imperial Japan?

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How would a female combatant, or any other woman who would have had to be on the move often, been able to deal with/hide their periods before the advent of contraceptives, commercial pads, tampons, etc? NSFW

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When and why did Japanese culture shift from such widespread militarism in WWII to its more peaceful nature?

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I’ve heard a rumor that supposedly, there was is an ancient inscription somewhere in Europe high up on a cliff face reading “This is very high”. Is this true? And was Viking graffiti common and usually this humorous?

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Apparently the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe has roots in Ancient Greece. How true is this?

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Were Jews really forbidden from wearing anything but black? And was expressing excessive gratitude thought to attract bad luck? (I’m especially interested in this in the context of medieval Poland and Poland-Lithuania, though mostly for the former question)

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How did the ideas outlined in “What is the Third Estate?” pamphlet get widely disseminated among the Third Estate?

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Where can I find open-access sources on what exactly the nature of how race was treated in the late 19th/early 20th century British Empire was, as well as its evoluton through the 20th century? Sources on other empires also appreciated.

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How did the West actually view China prior to the Opium Wars? Was it condescending? Did they see it as an equal? And did the fascination with it really drop off after it?

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Was nationalism/patriotism really an idea that just... Appeared after the French Revolution?	147
Did the Taiwanese, in general, actually like being part of Imperial Japan?	82
How would a female combatant, or any other woman who would have had to be on the move often, been able to deal with/hide their periods before the advent of contraceptives, commercial pads, tampons, etc? NSFW	53
When and why did Japanese culture shift from such widespread militarism in WWII to its more peaceful nature?	16
I’ve heard a rumor that supposedly, there was is an ancient inscription somewhere in Europe high up on a cliff face reading “This is very high”. Is this true? And was Viking graffiti common and usually this humorous?	11
Apparently the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe has roots in Ancient Greece. How true is this?	6
Were Jews really forbidden from wearing anything but black? And was expressing excessive gratitude thought to attract bad luck? (I’m especially interested in this in the context of medieval Poland and Poland-Lithuania, though mostly for the former question)	4
How did the ideas outlined in “What is the Third Estate?” pamphlet get widely disseminated among the Third Estate?	4
Where can I find open-access sources on what exactly the nature of how race was treated in the late 19th/early 20th century British Empire was, as well as its evoluton through the 20th century? Sources on other empires also appreciated.	3
How did the West actually view China prior to the Opium Wars? Was it condescending? Did they see it as an equal? And did the fascination with it really drop off after it?	3