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Why were ancient armies so huge compared to medieval armies?

366 upvotes • Br1t1shNerd

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Why is "Uncle Tom" a slur?

366 upvotes • tagjohnson

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Is Hades being depicted as a villain a conflation with the Christian Devil? How was he viewed in Ancient Greece? Were other gods more maligned?

366 upvotes • Simonjkelso

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Why did Nina Simone lose rest over Tennessee in “Mississippi Goddamn”?

366 upvotes • Bjorkus_the_Bear

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What did J.R.R. Tolkien's family think of Dungeons and Dragons? Did they ever consider legal action over D&D's 'borrowings'?

366 upvotes • BaffledPlato

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From where did the KKK draw the names of its ranks and titles?

365 upvotes • resurrection_man

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Wednesday AMA: Jewish History Panel

365 upvotes • estherke

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How did historical battles e.g. Roman-era, work over several days?

365 upvotes • unknownsymbol

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How did the PRC decide to implement a single china-wide timezone? What was the timezone situation before the change? What were the reactions and ramifications of the implementation?

365 upvotes • the-mp

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How did the Mormon Church's racially charged teachings play out in overseas missionary activities?

365 upvotes • modicumofexcreta

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were ancient armies so huge compared to medieval armies?	366	Br1t1shNerd
Why is "Uncle Tom" a slur?	366	tagjohnson
Is Hades being depicted as a villain a conflation with the Christian Devil? How was he viewed in Ancient Greece? Were other gods more maligned?	366	Simonjkelso
Why did Nina Simone lose rest over Tennessee in “Mississippi Goddamn”?	366	Bjorkus_the_Bear
What did J.R.R. Tolkien's family think of Dungeons and Dragons? Did they ever consider legal action over D&D's 'borrowings'?	366	BaffledPlato
From where did the KKK draw the names of its ranks and titles?	365	resurrection_man
Wednesday AMA: Jewish History Panel	365	estherke
How did historical battles e.g. Roman-era, work over several days?	365	unknownsymbol
How did the PRC decide to implement a single china-wide timezone? What was the timezone situation before the change? What were the reactions and ramifications of the implementation?	365	the-mp
How did the Mormon Church's racially charged teachings play out in overseas missionary activities?	365	modicumofexcreta