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What was the last war in which line infantry tactics were used?

255 upvotes • owned2260

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what were the main religions of pre-Christian Europe? How did they perish?

255 upvotes • wiqi1

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[META] Welcome to the latest batch of new readers! Here are some reminders...

255 upvotes • NMW

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Were modern day playing cards (as in a type I could buy from a corner store) invented with a specific game in mind? Or were they designed to allow a number of games?

255 upvotes • puff_of_fluff

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"A king's ransom" means a very large amount of money. Throughout history, just how much has a king been ransomed for?

255 upvotes • Usedpresident

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Khrushchev and the USSR in the end of the Cuban missile crisis was contented to let the US appear as the "winners" of the conflict even though there was a mutual backing down. Why?

255 upvotes • raiseurfist

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Why were the Romans so fearful of forests?

255 upvotes • The_Dead_See

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Why are trophies often cups?

255 upvotes • TwoYordlesOneCup

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When people say Henry Kissinger was guilty of war crimes, what are the facts we know that support this assertion?

255 upvotes • Danimal2485

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Historians of Reddit, has there ever been an example of any facility or military installation with a "self-destruct" capability?

255 upvotes • napkin41

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the last war in which line infantry tactics were used?	255	owned2260
what were the main religions of pre-Christian Europe? How did they perish?	255	wiqi1
[META] Welcome to the latest batch of new readers! Here are some reminders...	255	NMW
Were modern day playing cards (as in a type I could buy from a corner store) invented with a specific game in mind? Or were they designed to allow a number of games?	255	puff_of_fluff
"A king's ransom" means a very large amount of money. Throughout history, just how much has a king been ransomed for?	255	Usedpresident
Khrushchev and the USSR in the end of the Cuban missile crisis was contented to let the US appear as the "winners" of the conflict even though there was a mutual backing down. Why?	255	raiseurfist
Why were the Romans so fearful of forests?	255	The_Dead_See
Why are trophies often cups?	255	TwoYordlesOneCup
When people say Henry Kissinger was guilty of war crimes, what are the facts we know that support this assertion?	255	Danimal2485
Historians of Reddit, has there ever been an example of any facility or military installation with a "self-destruct" capability?	255	napkin41