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Historical perception of pink as a male colour due to faded red army uniform, any truth?

307 upvotes • Seruvius

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Why didn’t the Black Death kill more Asians?

307 upvotes • CarlosMartel

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In Medieval warfare would armies have a system in place to collect arrows on the ground following a battle?

307 upvotes • Silver_Hog

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I’ve seen a lot on how French has influenced English, how much did the English controlled areas in France affect French language, culture etc?

307 upvotes • Ringil12

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Why does the US Constitution's 13th amendment specifically allow prison labor? Was there any fear that this would lead to the continued de facto slavery that resulted?

307 upvotes • 9XsOeLc0SdGjbqbedCnt

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Traditional Chinese literati painting often depicted hermits living in and contemplating nature. Did many Chinese intellectuals from this period (Tang-Ming dynasties) actually become hermits? Or was the hermit a largely fictional figure?

307 upvotes • river_of_time

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We often cite Rome as an example of a great empire. At Rome's height, what did Romans cite as an example of a great empire?

307 upvotes • johngreenink

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Is Machiavelli’s The Prince actually a satire?

307 upvotes • meravigliosa17

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I am Dr. Jim Harris, an historian of science and medicine--especially infectious disease--at the Ohio State University and Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective contributor. Ask me Anything!

307 upvotes • OriginsOSU

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At the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, how exactly did ~800,000 people manage to retreat to Taiwan?

307 upvotes • Durp676

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Historical perception of pink as a male colour due to faded red army uniform, any truth?	307	Seruvius
Why didn’t the Black Death kill more Asians?	307	CarlosMartel
In Medieval warfare would armies have a system in place to collect arrows on the ground following a battle?	307	Silver_Hog
I’ve seen a lot on how French has influenced English, how much did the English controlled areas in France affect French language, culture etc?	307	Ringil12
Why does the US Constitution's 13th amendment specifically allow prison labor? Was there any fear that this would lead to the continued de facto slavery that resulted?	307	9XsOeLc0SdGjbqbedCnt
Traditional Chinese literati painting often depicted hermits living in and contemplating nature. Did many Chinese intellectuals from this period (Tang-Ming dynasties) actually become hermits? Or was the hermit a largely fictional figure?	307	river_of_time
We often cite Rome as an example of a great empire. At Rome's height, what did Romans cite as an example of a great empire?	307	johngreenink
Is Machiavelli’s The Prince actually a satire?	307	meravigliosa17
I am Dr. Jim Harris, an historian of science and medicine--especially infectious disease--at the Ohio State University and Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective contributor. Ask me Anything!	307	OriginsOSU
At the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, how exactly did ~800,000 people manage to retreat to Taiwan?	307	Durp676