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Why did the Chinese keep using bows in their army up until the Opium Wars despite inventing firearms before Europe?

265 upvotes • orko1995

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How have identical twins been treated throughout history?

265 upvotes • stuckoverhere

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Under senator Mac Carthy's "Witch Hunt" policy in the U.S in the fifties, how were treated communists that were "caught", were they tortured ? Imprisonned ? Under which charges ? How would their family, friends, and contacts be affected ?

265 upvotes • Staxxy

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If a ship in the 1500s set off from Europe to the New World with 100 people on board, was there an expectation that a certain number would die on the voyage?

265 upvotes • Zhankfor

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How were identical twins explained before modern science and medicine?

265 upvotes • BigG123

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Was Caesar murdered for selfless reasons (genuine worry about tyranny), or were the assassins seeking to advance themselves?

265 upvotes • ryanbtw

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Where the Soviet hockey players who lost "The Miracle on Ice" game punished for their loss to the USA?

265 upvotes • slvrbullet87

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If I meet someone who has a last name such as Baker, Cooper, or Smith, it is safe to assume that at one point in history a member of their family held that profession?

265 upvotes • UptownShenanigans

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How did British media portray the American Revolution between 1775-1783? What would an average British citizen think of the events in America?

265 upvotes • [deleted]

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During WWI and WWII did nations see a drop in crime rates?

265 upvotes • BcKruze

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the Chinese keep using bows in their army up until the Opium Wars despite inventing firearms before Europe?	265	orko1995
How have identical twins been treated throughout history?	265	stuckoverhere
Under senator Mac Carthy's "Witch Hunt" policy in the U.S in the fifties, how were treated communists that were "caught", were they tortured ? Imprisonned ? Under which charges ? How would their family, friends, and contacts be affected ?	265	Staxxy
If a ship in the 1500s set off from Europe to the New World with 100 people on board, was there an expectation that a certain number would die on the voyage?	265	Zhankfor
How were identical twins explained before modern science and medicine?	265	BigG123
Was Caesar murdered for selfless reasons (genuine worry about tyranny), or were the assassins seeking to advance themselves?	265	ryanbtw
Where the Soviet hockey players who lost "The Miracle on Ice" game punished for their loss to the USA?	265	slvrbullet87
If I meet someone who has a last name such as Baker, Cooper, or Smith, it is safe to assume that at one point in history a member of their family held that profession?	265	UptownShenanigans
How did British media portray the American Revolution between 1775-1783? What would an average British citizen think of the events in America?	265	[deleted]
During WWI and WWII did nations see a drop in crime rates?	265	BcKruze