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How did armoured troops in hot climates cope with the heat?

296 upvotes • BigD1970

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How did a text like The Iliad just disappear from Western Europe for over seven hundred years?

296 upvotes • Rob-With-One-B

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Paraguay is the only country in the Americas whose majority population today speaks an indigenous language (Guarani). Did the Triple Alliance War have anything to do with this? Was the mortality rate higher among Spanish speakers?

296 upvotes • ghost_of_the_ages

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Why are Westerners (sort of) modest about money?

296 upvotes • barryhakker

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When Romania proclaimed its independence from the Ottomans, why was Karl I of Prussia appointed its first ruling king instead of an ethnic Romanian?

296 upvotes • slumberjackbear

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Betty Ford was an active feminist and openly talked about sex, addiction, and abortion. Did her politics and personality hinder her husband’s political career?

296 upvotes • Leecannon_

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Why and how did Asian countries like Japan and Korea develop such an intensive work ethic culture while many other countries didn't comparatively

296 upvotes • throwaway98732876

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In 1976 Egyptian Sheik Hazem Salah Abu Ismail railed against "the secularists and the Masons and the atheists and the communists..." Why Masons? Did Freemasons have an impact in Egyptian history?

296 upvotes • SilverRoyce

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In the 17th century, many European wars lasted longer than a decade. In the 18th century, only a few did. What changed? Why were 17th century wars so long in the first place?

296 upvotes • allfangs

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What did a large-scale bureaucratic or administrative "office" look like in East Asia before the widespread adoption of raised chairs and desks? How would the rooms be laid out, with what sort of furniture? How would people be arranged? What would daily activities have looked like?

296 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did armoured troops in hot climates cope with the heat?	296	BigD1970
How did a text like The Iliad just disappear from Western Europe for over seven hundred years?	296	Rob-With-One-B
Paraguay is the only country in the Americas whose majority population today speaks an indigenous language (Guarani). Did the Triple Alliance War have anything to do with this? Was the mortality rate higher among Spanish speakers?	296	ghost_of_the_ages
Why are Westerners (sort of) modest about money?	296	barryhakker
When Romania proclaimed its independence from the Ottomans, why was Karl I of Prussia appointed its first ruling king instead of an ethnic Romanian?	296	slumberjackbear
Betty Ford was an active feminist and openly talked about sex, addiction, and abortion. Did her politics and personality hinder her husband’s political career?	296	Leecannon_
Why and how did Asian countries like Japan and Korea develop such an intensive work ethic culture while many other countries didn't comparatively	296	throwaway98732876
In 1976 Egyptian Sheik Hazem Salah Abu Ismail railed against "the secularists and the Masons and the atheists and the communists..." Why Masons? Did Freemasons have an impact in Egyptian history?	296	SilverRoyce
In the 17th century, many European wars lasted longer than a decade. In the 18th century, only a few did. What changed? Why were 17th century wars so long in the first place?	296	allfangs
What did a large-scale bureaucratic or administrative "office" look like in East Asia before the widespread adoption of raised chairs and desks? How would the rooms be laid out, with what sort of furniture? How would people be arranged? What would daily activities have looked like?	296	[deleted]