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Were there famous gangsters during the Third Reich? Or was the totalitarian nature of the regime a good deterrent for organized criminal activities?

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Was it common for Serfs to escape/leave fiefs if they were exploited, unfairly treated or if the fief was poorly managed?

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René Zandbergen speculates that the Voynich Manuscript could have been produced by “a quack just in order to appear very learned, and thereby attract clients who would buy his medications”, or be used to enter one of the secret societies that existed at the time. What these common practices?

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When did People started having Plants as a Decoration in their Homes?

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What are currently the most solid arguments supporting the hypothesis that the Man in the Iron Mask was Louis XIV's (twin) brother ?

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So many people in Russia seem to have bears as "pets". Where does this practice comes from? Soviet era? Imperial Russia?

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What Happened to all the Metal Weapons and Armors Produced over human History?

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Were there famous gangsters during the Third Reich? Or was the totalitarian nature of the regime a good deterrent for organized criminal activities?	172
Was it common for Serfs to escape/leave fiefs if they were exploited, unfairly treated or if the fief was poorly managed?	29
René Zandbergen speculates that the Voynich Manuscript could have been produced by “a quack just in order to appear very learned, and thereby attract clients who would buy his medications”, or be used to enter one of the secret societies that existed at the time. What these common practices?	21
When did People started having Plants as a Decoration in their Homes?	11
What are currently the most solid arguments supporting the hypothesis that the Man in the Iron Mask was Louis XIV's (twin) brother ?	4
So many people in Russia seem to have bears as "pets". Where does this practice comes from? Soviet era? Imperial Russia?	3
What Happened to all the Metal Weapons and Armors Produced over human History?	2