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If the ability to strike coinage in pre-industrial societies was reserved for the crown, then how did currency trickle its way down to the lower classes?

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I often hear the claim that the borders of the modern Middle East were arbitrarily carved up by western powers with no regard for the people living there. Is this true or is this some form of Anti-Zionist dogwhistle?

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We hear a lot of mythology about ninjas, but what actually was a ninja?

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Why did the crown of Castile agree to outfit the obvious crackpot Christopher Columbus with the resources for an expedition?

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Did the Nazis sincerely believe that Jews were actually subhuman?

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If Jews were treated significantly better in the Middle East, then why did so many stay in Europe? Were there opportunities in Europe that Jews would not necessarily enjoy in Muslim lands?

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If the ability to strike coinage in pre-industrial societies was reserved for the crown, then how did currency trickle its way down to the lower classes?	0
I often hear the claim that the borders of the modern Middle East were arbitrarily carved up by western powers with no regard for the people living there. Is this true or is this some form of Anti-Zionist dogwhistle?	0
We hear a lot of mythology about ninjas, but what actually was a ninja?	0
Why did the crown of Castile agree to outfit the obvious crackpot Christopher Columbus with the resources for an expedition?	0
Did the Nazis sincerely believe that Jews were actually subhuman?	0
If Jews were treated significantly better in the Middle East, then why did so many stay in Europe? Were there opportunities in Europe that Jews would not necessarily enjoy in Muslim lands?	0