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Is there any explicit evidence that premodern women had their menstrual cycle on a regular, monthly schedule?

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Did people have curtains before industrial cloth production?

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When the queen is sitting and sewing with her ladies in waiting, what are they working on?

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Do historians have a different viewpoint on why communism didn't "work" in specific places that have tried it?

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Why did European observers find India's caste system so strange?

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Why did Constantinople seem "defenseless" during WW1? Why did the Gallipoli campaign seem like a good idea?

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In Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, he depicts lower class families as decidedly matriarchal in an unofficial sort of way. Does this reflect something real about lower class families in medieval or early modern Europe?

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What's the real history of American lawn culture?

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Every so often medieval kings might "recall" the currency and "remint" it. How did this work? Like, physically?

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What's the deal with strawberries pre Columbian Exchange?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any explicit evidence that premodern women had their menstrual cycle on a regular, monthly schedule?	99
Did people have curtains before industrial cloth production?	48
When the queen is sitting and sewing with her ladies in waiting, what are they working on?	39
Do historians have a different viewpoint on why communism didn't "work" in specific places that have tried it?	30
Why did European observers find India's caste system so strange?	26
Why did Constantinople seem "defenseless" during WW1? Why did the Gallipoli campaign seem like a good idea?	26
In Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, he depicts lower class families as decidedly matriarchal in an unofficial sort of way. Does this reflect something real about lower class families in medieval or early modern Europe?	25
What's the real history of American lawn culture?	24
Every so often medieval kings might "recall" the currency and "remint" it. How did this work? Like, physically?	20
What's the deal with strawberries pre Columbian Exchange?	13