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It has occurred to me that despite having heard of biremes, triremes, etc. I have almost no knowledge of what other types of ships the ancient Greeks (particularly of the 7th to 4th centuries BCE) used not only in war but for trade, exploration, fishing and transportation.

639 upvotes • AclockworkWalrus

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Given the Nazis' views on homosexuality, how did the openly gay Ernst Röhm become the leader of 3,000,000 Nazi "Brownshirts" in the Sturmabteilung?

639 upvotes • TortaDelBBQ

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In at least two wuxia movies 'Hero' (2002) and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000), one part of the plot is the relationship between swordmanship and calligraphy. Is this link purely modern invention or is there actually contemporary thoughts on this matter?

639 upvotes • AyukaVB

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What happened after they took the cocaine out of coca cola?

639 upvotes • vulcanfeminist

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How did Israel come to have little to no Reform Jewish representation?

639 upvotes • Internsh1p

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During the dark ages, did lords really do the "call to arms" thing and press peasants into combat roles? Of so, how did this actually work, and how were these peasants trained?

638 upvotes • DangerMacAwesome

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Is there any documentation or evidence that military-experienced presidents such as Eisenhower handle military issues differently than presidents who have no military background?

638 upvotes • passthesauerkraut

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Castro and Cuba MEGATHREAD

638 upvotes • Searocksandtrees

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Today is Juneteenth, the day which commemorate the emancipation of American slaves in Texas as more broadly. How has this holiday been celebrated throughout history?

638 upvotes • PreRaphaeliteHair

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The US Constitution allows Congress to grant Letters of Marque, have that ever been done, what was the context?

638 upvotes • SeattleMonkeyBoy

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It has occurred to me that despite having heard of biremes, triremes, etc. I have almost no knowledge of what other types of ships the ancient Greeks (particularly of the 7th to 4th centuries BCE) used not only in war but for trade, exploration, fishing and transportation.	639	AclockworkWalrus
Given the Nazis' views on homosexuality, how did the openly gay Ernst Röhm become the leader of 3,000,000 Nazi "Brownshirts" in the Sturmabteilung?	639	TortaDelBBQ
In at least two wuxia movies 'Hero' (2002) and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000), one part of the plot is the relationship between swordmanship and calligraphy. Is this link purely modern invention or is there actually contemporary thoughts on this matter?	639	AyukaVB
What happened after they took the cocaine out of coca cola?	639	vulcanfeminist
How did Israel come to have little to no Reform Jewish representation?	639	Internsh1p
During the dark ages, did lords really do the "call to arms" thing and press peasants into combat roles? Of so, how did this actually work, and how were these peasants trained?	638	DangerMacAwesome
Is there any documentation or evidence that military-experienced presidents such as Eisenhower handle military issues differently than presidents who have no military background?	638	passthesauerkraut
Castro and Cuba MEGATHREAD	638	Searocksandtrees
Today is Juneteenth, the day which commemorate the emancipation of American slaves in Texas as more broadly. How has this holiday been celebrated throughout history?	638	PreRaphaeliteHair
The US Constitution allows Congress to grant Letters of Marque, have that ever been done, what was the context?	638	SeattleMonkeyBoy