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Is there a book or set of books out there that accurately depict the way warfare has developed over the centuries? I'm talking about from the time people were using spears, swords, and chariots to now where we use guns, armored vehicles, and drones.

137 upvotes • HorseSC2

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Are there any historical paintings or photographs of people with Down syndrome?

137 upvotes • WorldBFr3e

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What was the average diet of a person living in 13th century England?

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Origin of the dot above i and j

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What is this wheel on a pole with corpse that I see occasionally in medieval/renaissance art?

137 upvotes • insomniavision

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Is there any medical practice from medieval or ancient times that has remained mostly unchanged after all these years?

137 upvotes • facadesintheday

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I am the daughter of an English nobleman in 1650. What does my daily routine consist of?

137 upvotes • waldorfwithoutwalnut

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Have any remains of the war elephants that died in Hannibal's crossing of the Alps during the Second Punic War been found?

137 upvotes • goddamnitcletus

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In Moby Dick, the people of New Bedford, Massachusetts, are portrayed as perfectly used to seeing foreign headhunters and "tattooed, cannibal savages" about town. Is this based in fact?

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How did Nazi death camp survivors recover from malnutrition and starvation?

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Is there a book or set of books out there that accurately depict the way warfare has developed over the centuries? I'm talking about from the time people were using spears, swords, and chariots to now where we use guns, armored vehicles, and drones.	137	HorseSC2
Are there any historical paintings or photographs of people with Down syndrome?	137	WorldBFr3e
What was the average diet of a person living in 13th century England?	137	[deleted]
Origin of the dot above i and j	137	nortti_
What is this wheel on a pole with corpse that I see occasionally in medieval/renaissance art?	137	insomniavision
Is there any medical practice from medieval or ancient times that has remained mostly unchanged after all these years?	137	facadesintheday
I am the daughter of an English nobleman in 1650. What does my daily routine consist of?	137	waldorfwithoutwalnut
Have any remains of the war elephants that died in Hannibal's crossing of the Alps during the Second Punic War been found?	137	goddamnitcletus
In Moby Dick, the people of New Bedford, Massachusetts, are portrayed as perfectly used to seeing foreign headhunters and "tattooed, cannibal savages" about town. Is this based in fact?	137	PM_ME_DAT_BOOTY_DOE
How did Nazi death camp survivors recover from malnutrition and starvation?	137	[deleted]