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I'm a young woman with a newborn baby living in a medieval village in the English countryside. I've just received word that my husband has been killed fighting for our local lord in a far off war. What honorable options do I have to make a living and feed my family now that he is dead?

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Did ancient Greeks actually wear breastplates with muscles molded on?

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How widespread was the "esau scrip" system of institutionalized "rape as collateral" in the American coal mining industry? NSFW

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Children bringing apples for their elementary school teachers is a common trope in American pop culture from the first half of the 20th century. Was this actually a common thing for children to do, and it so how did it become a thing? What made the practice fall out of favor?

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Prior to the discovery of the canning/jarring process of food preservation in the 19th century, how were homemade foods like jams, sauces, preserves etc stored long term?

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Were air raid shelters at RAF facilities during WW2 actually segregated by gender, as is shown in the 1969 film Battle of Britain

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Were air raid shelters at RAF facilities during WW2 actually segregated by gender, as seen in the 1969 film Battle of Britain?

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I'm a young woman with a newborn baby living in a medieval village in the English countryside. I've just received word that my husband has been killed fighting for our local lord in a far off war. What honorable options do I have to make a living and feed my family now that he is dead?	2949
Did ancient Greeks actually wear breastplates with muscles molded on?	1534
How widespread was the "esau scrip" system of institutionalized "rape as collateral" in the American coal mining industry? NSFW	1093
Children bringing apples for their elementary school teachers is a common trope in American pop culture from the first half of the 20th century. Was this actually a common thing for children to do, and it so how did it become a thing? What made the practice fall out of favor?	359
Prior to the discovery of the canning/jarring process of food preservation in the 19th century, how were homemade foods like jams, sauces, preserves etc stored long term?	6
Were air raid shelters at RAF facilities during WW2 actually segregated by gender, as is shown in the 1969 film Battle of Britain	1
Were air raid shelters at RAF facilities during WW2 actually segregated by gender, as seen in the 1969 film Battle of Britain?	1