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How exactly did the Free Cities in the Holy Roman Empire work?

417 upvotes • Snowchill

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This week Jews around the world commemorate the Maccabean revolt in the celebration of Hanukkah. But what actually happened? Was Antiochus IV as tyrannical as portrayed? How was it that the Judeans under the Macabees were able to defeat the Seleucid Empire?

417 upvotes • Cataphractoi

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The Appian Way looks fairly narrow. How heavy was traffic along its route in the 1st Century AD?

417 upvotes • sumpdiddlyump_

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Who was the first military to use handheld firearms in combat?

417 upvotes • some_random_kaluna

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Were any Amish drafted to go to Vietnam? If so, are there any memoirs or documentation in general about their experiences?

417 upvotes • starsrprojectors

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Did teenage humans before the Industrial Age have cases of acne/pimples like us in the modern age do? And what was the first written record of them?

417 upvotes • Boat_Worker

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In Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut gives an estimate of casualties in the firebombing of Dresden (which he experienced) as 125000, whereas current estimates place the number at 25000 (one-fifth as many). Was it still common as recently as WWII to have such a large discrepancy? Do we know why?

417 upvotes • td4999

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In the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, what is meant by "well-regulated militia"?

417 upvotes • foxxytroxxy

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What sort of tactics did the Muslim armies use during the Crusades? How different were they to the Crusaders?

416 upvotes • spencerkami

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Why does Virginia, alone among states, require that its cities be discrete municipal entities from its counties (aka Independent Cities)?

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How exactly did the Free Cities in the Holy Roman Empire work?	417	Snowchill
This week Jews around the world commemorate the Maccabean revolt in the celebration of Hanukkah. But what actually happened? Was Antiochus IV as tyrannical as portrayed? How was it that the Judeans under the Macabees were able to defeat the Seleucid Empire?	417	Cataphractoi
The Appian Way looks fairly narrow. How heavy was traffic along its route in the 1st Century AD?	417	sumpdiddlyump_
Who was the first military to use handheld firearms in combat?	417	some_random_kaluna
Were any Amish drafted to go to Vietnam? If so, are there any memoirs or documentation in general about their experiences?	417	starsrprojectors
Did teenage humans before the Industrial Age have cases of acne/pimples like us in the modern age do? And what was the first written record of them?	417	Boat_Worker
In Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut gives an estimate of casualties in the firebombing of Dresden (which he experienced) as 125000, whereas current estimates place the number at 25000 (one-fifth as many). Was it still common as recently as WWII to have such a large discrepancy? Do we know why?	417	td4999
In the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, what is meant by "well-regulated militia"?	417	foxxytroxxy
What sort of tactics did the Muslim armies use during the Crusades? How different were they to the Crusaders?	416	spencerkami
Why does Virginia, alone among states, require that its cities be discrete municipal entities from its counties (aka Independent Cities)?	416	charugan