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Was Victorian flower language really a thing? If you gave someone a moss rose, would they know you meant "a confession of love"?

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Was Victorian flower language an actual thing people did? If you gave someone moss rose, would they know you meant "a confession of love"?

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The Aurora Borealis was visible across large parts of the world in 1938 due to a geomagnetic storm. How did the average person react? Did they know what was happening?

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My mother-in-law's father was a French forced laborer at Fritz Werner during WWII. She is trying to understand more about his life during that time. What would his experience have been like?

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Would the French monarchy (circa Marie Antoinette) have elaborate dressing rituals in the morning?

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In post-WWII Poland, both sides of my family lived with other families assigned to their apartments room by room. Was this a common occurrence in Soviet-controlled countries?

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I am a woman in Queen Elizabeth I's court. How long is my hair? How and where do I cut it, if at all? What beauty treatments do I partake in, if any?

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In light of recent events, how did other rogue royal siblings or family members go wild during the time period you study? What was some of the gossip flowing around the kingdom?

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The first strike in Jamestown by the Polish. What was it really about?

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Did the Germans ever actually give out poisoned chocolate during WWII?

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Was Victorian flower language really a thing? If you gave someone a moss rose, would they know you meant "a confession of love"?	866
Was Victorian flower language an actual thing people did? If you gave someone moss rose, would they know you meant "a confession of love"?	211
The Aurora Borealis was visible across large parts of the world in 1938 due to a geomagnetic storm. How did the average person react? Did they know what was happening?	18
My mother-in-law's father was a French forced laborer at Fritz Werner during WWII. She is trying to understand more about his life during that time. What would his experience have been like?	16
Would the French monarchy (circa Marie Antoinette) have elaborate dressing rituals in the morning?	5
In post-WWII Poland, both sides of my family lived with other families assigned to their apartments room by room. Was this a common occurrence in Soviet-controlled countries?	5
I am a woman in Queen Elizabeth I's court. How long is my hair? How and where do I cut it, if at all? What beauty treatments do I partake in, if any?	4
In light of recent events, how did other rogue royal siblings or family members go wild during the time period you study? What was some of the gossip flowing around the kingdom?	4
The first strike in Jamestown by the Polish. What was it really about?	3
Did the Germans ever actually give out poisoned chocolate during WWII?	3