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I recently read how many descendents of the nobles in the Norman invasion still own tons of land in England. So my question is, are there examples of families who have owned land stretching back further, say to the Roman times? Carolingians? Ancient China, India? Or anywhere else in the world?	1021
I heard that Vikings had a lot of parasites like worms in their poop. So my question is how did people deal with parasites back in the olden days? Suffer and bear it or were there remedies?	591
In Germany, what were various people's and group's reactions the Night of the Long Knives.	461
In Darkest Hour, Churchill exclaims "Our troops were chewing barb wire in Flanders and I saw it! Opening a separate front, outflanking the Turks was a serious military idea that could have damn well worked if the Admirals of the First Sea Lord didn't dither away our element of surprise!" Accurate?	331
In 12 Years as a Slave, a slave was visiting another plantation and mentions being allowed to roam on the Sabbath. What were slaves Sunday's and other free time actually like? How much did they roam? What activities did they do?	180
According to Wikipedia, During WWI, Romania lost 8% of their population, Serbia 20%, and Ottoman Empire 14%. This is much more than the next highests, Germany, Austria, and France a 4%. What was happening that made it so devastating on these 3 nations?	101
I read in another thread that the Japanese were oppressed by a dictator for decades prior to WWII. I was wondering what was the structure of the government in Japan and how did it function? Perhaps address how "oppressed" the people were, what was life like, and the relationship with the government?	65
I recently heard about the black community in Liverpool dating back to the 1730s. What was life like in this community between 1730-WWI? What jobs did they do? And how were their relations with the other native and immigrant communities? Also Political power and major events involving them?	62
What were past people's theories on why higher altitudes like mountains were colder or had snow, and when did we figure out it was because of thinning air (and a couple other factors)?	29
What was the earliest time a spice from South East Asia would have made it to England via trade?	21

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