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How would I, a man who can't seem to grow facial hair, fare along my peers in late 19th century western Europe?

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Would I have trouble eating enough (about 2000 kcal a day) as a common man in the Middle Ages? During Antiquity? The Iron Age? (in Europe)

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Who was Thomas Sankara, how did he rise to power, what did he truly do for Burkina Faso and why was he killed? How was France involved in Burkinabé politics then, and is there reason to believe France is to blame for this assassination?

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France is split by the "diagonal of emptiness" (diagonale du vide), a wide strip of land running southwest to northeast with sparse population -- an "empty" countryside. When, where else & why did this happen?

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Can someone tell me about the crowns of monarchs? Where and when were they made? By whom? How did they make sure it would fit a great many different sizes of head? Were some lost? What happened to the French crown?

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« … whether Middle-Earth is actually medieval in style, nature or tone is a separate discussion » — well, is it?

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Did any sheltered community in Britain retain an Anglo-Saxon dialect without much French/Norman influence?

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Did "most people experience happiness" in the early English middle-ages?

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Did Rome commit 'genocide' in Dacia? Do we have accounts of what happened there from non-Roman sources?

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What are the oldest British families for which we have a record? Can some of them trace their ancestry to the pre-Norman era?

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How would I, a man who can't seem to grow facial hair, fare along my peers in late 19th century western Europe?	4263
Would I have trouble eating enough (about 2000 kcal a day) as a common man in the Middle Ages? During Antiquity? The Iron Age? (in Europe)	1909
Who was Thomas Sankara, how did he rise to power, what did he truly do for Burkina Faso and why was he killed? How was France involved in Burkinabé politics then, and is there reason to believe France is to blame for this assassination?	682
France is split by the "diagonal of emptiness" (diagonale du vide), a wide strip of land running southwest to northeast with sparse population -- an "empty" countryside. When, where else & why did this happen?	294
Can someone tell me about the crowns of monarchs? Where and when were they made? By whom? How did they make sure it would fit a great many different sizes of head? Were some lost? What happened to the French crown?	287
« … whether Middle-Earth is actually medieval in style, nature or tone is a separate discussion » — well, is it?	115
Did any sheltered community in Britain retain an Anglo-Saxon dialect without much French/Norman influence?	103
Did "most people experience happiness" in the early English middle-ages?	91
Did Rome commit 'genocide' in Dacia? Do we have accounts of what happened there from non-Roman sources?	91
What are the oldest British families for which we have a record? Can some of them trace their ancestry to the pre-Norman era?	86