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In Napoleonic Warfare, was being a musician basically suicide? How could they be expected to survive without a weapon?

327 upvotes • jjake101

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How were the Maltese actually threated under the rule of the Knights Hospitaller?

327 upvotes • justasking8889

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In the C-Span Presidential Historian Ranking, Ulysses S Grant jumps from 33rd in 2000 to 23rd in 2009. Why do historians view him so much more favorably mow?

327 upvotes • gobberpooper

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In 1963, The Doomsday Clock was moved 5 minutes back, to 12 minutes to midnight, as opposed to 7 in 1960. How did the committee at Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists justify this in light of the recent Cuban Missile Crisis? Was there a perceived "cooling off" period immediately following the crisis?

327 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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In the BBC/HBO show Rome, several characters make very deliberate gestures while making public remarks. Was this a real thing, and what was it about?

327 upvotes • Freeloading_Sponger

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Why did Japan abolish slavery in 1590?

327 upvotes • TheTallestOfTopHats

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How did the Icelandic government and people feel about being invaded and occupied by Great Britain in 1940?

327 upvotes • J-Force

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In the NYTimes story on history textbooks, a Texas textbook claims that southern whites opposed Reconstruction because "Reforms cost money, and that meant higher taxes." Is there even a shred of evidence to say that this was a common position?

327 upvotes • betaraywil

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Imperial China is famed for its civil service exam, but what kind of questions did it include?

327 upvotes • zaybz

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What were the state-of-the-art scientific theories on the origin of species before Darwin's seminal work?

327 upvotes • PM_for_bad_advice

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Napoleonic Warfare, was being a musician basically suicide? How could they be expected to survive without a weapon?	327	jjake101
How were the Maltese actually threated under the rule of the Knights Hospitaller?	327	justasking8889
In the C-Span Presidential Historian Ranking, Ulysses S Grant jumps from 33rd in 2000 to 23rd in 2009. Why do historians view him so much more favorably mow?	327	gobberpooper
In 1963, The Doomsday Clock was moved 5 minutes back, to 12 minutes to midnight, as opposed to 7 in 1960. How did the committee at Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists justify this in light of the recent Cuban Missile Crisis? Was there a perceived "cooling off" period immediately following the crisis?	327	LukeInTheSkyWith
In the BBC/HBO show Rome, several characters make very deliberate gestures while making public remarks. Was this a real thing, and what was it about?	327	Freeloading_Sponger
Why did Japan abolish slavery in 1590?	327	TheTallestOfTopHats
How did the Icelandic government and people feel about being invaded and occupied by Great Britain in 1940?	327	J-Force
In the NYTimes story on history textbooks, a Texas textbook claims that southern whites opposed Reconstruction because "Reforms cost money, and that meant higher taxes." Is there even a shred of evidence to say that this was a common position?	327	betaraywil
Imperial China is famed for its civil service exam, but what kind of questions did it include?	327	zaybz
What were the state-of-the-art scientific theories on the origin of species before Darwin's seminal work?	327	PM_for_bad_advice