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Did the Vikings really commit more rape than other European warriors contemporary to their existence?

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Is there a historical consensus on the "Moon-Eyed People" of pre-Columbian Tennessee?

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I've heard several times on this subreddit that "nobody believed the Earth was flat". But was this only true of the educated elite?

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In World War 1, would individual soldiers ever defect to the enemy in hopes of better treatment as part of another army?

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From where in Africa were Abbasid "zanj" slaves imported from?

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Are the claims in Thomas Sowell's "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" considered credible by historians?

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When would a nobleman of Paris or Orelans stop thinking of himself as a Frank, but instead as a Frenchman?

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During the Crusades, were any Muslim or Jewish physicians kidnapped/recruited to help wounded Christians?

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, were white children adopted by Native Americans mostly out of altruism or in hopes of replenishing population numbers?

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In the 19th century, how did Catholic Church react to the adoption of Christmas trees by many Catholic families?

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Did the Vikings really commit more rape than other European warriors contemporary to their existence?	8
Is there a historical consensus on the "Moon-Eyed People" of pre-Columbian Tennessee?	8
I've heard several times on this subreddit that "nobody believed the Earth was flat". But was this only true of the educated elite?	8
In World War 1, would individual soldiers ever defect to the enemy in hopes of better treatment as part of another army?	8
From where in Africa were Abbasid "zanj" slaves imported from?	8
Are the claims in Thomas Sowell's "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" considered credible by historians?	8
When would a nobleman of Paris or Orelans stop thinking of himself as a Frank, but instead as a Frenchman?	8
During the Crusades, were any Muslim or Jewish physicians kidnapped/recruited to help wounded Christians?	8
In the 18th and 19th centuries, were white children adopted by Native Americans mostly out of altruism or in hopes of replenishing population numbers?	8
In the 19th century, how did Catholic Church react to the adoption of Christmas trees by many Catholic families?	8