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Did George Washington actually say, "When any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns, it is sending a clear message. It no longer trusts its citizens because it has evil plans"?

250 upvotes • lettherebesnape

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I heard somewhere that almost 30% of trans oceanic voyages on those colonial era ships resulted in failure. That number seems rather high, is this true? And did a failure mean catastrophic end or simply turning back?

250 upvotes • Wildfire9

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Who made the weapons and armor used by the Mongols during their conquests in the 1200s? Related question, Were the Mongols as opposed to industrial pursuit as they were agains agriculture? How does nomadic lifestyle reconcile with the need for weapons industries?

250 upvotes • crowjr

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Why is it that every copy of the Bible that I've ever seen has two columns on each page?

250 upvotes • rjkinc02

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At what point did it become the norm that children refer to their parents as "mother/mum" "father/dad" as opposed to their first names?

250 upvotes • Unsocialbtrfly

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why was Wilhelm II, the German leader of world war 1 not as famous as Hitler? Also what were his views about world war 2 ? was he proud of Hitler? (serious)

250 upvotes • im_another_prsn_now

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What role did the Brazilian military play during WWII?

250 upvotes • o_safadinho

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Other than name of Caesar becoming a title in the first century AD (and evolving into Czar and Kaiser), are there any other examples of names becoming titles?

250 upvotes • Qarlo

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East and West Germany were separate for a few decades. This means there was limited language contact. Did this have any effect on language variation (as compared to how American and British English evolved)?

250 upvotes • Obesz

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Is there a reason why the Ancient Egyptians used a sickle sword instead of a (seemingly easier to produce) straight sword? What benefits does it have?

250 upvotes • Obligatory-Reference

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did George Washington actually say, "When any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns, it is sending a clear message. It no longer trusts its citizens because it has evil plans"?	250	lettherebesnape
I heard somewhere that almost 30% of trans oceanic voyages on those colonial era ships resulted in failure. That number seems rather high, is this true? And did a failure mean catastrophic end or simply turning back?	250	Wildfire9
Who made the weapons and armor used by the Mongols during their conquests in the 1200s? Related question, Were the Mongols as opposed to industrial pursuit as they were agains agriculture? How does nomadic lifestyle reconcile with the need for weapons industries?	250	crowjr
Why is it that every copy of the Bible that I've ever seen has two columns on each page?	250	rjkinc02
At what point did it become the norm that children refer to their parents as "mother/mum" "father/dad" as opposed to their first names?	250	Unsocialbtrfly
why was Wilhelm II, the German leader of world war 1 not as famous as Hitler? Also what were his views about world war 2 ? was he proud of Hitler? (serious)	250	im_another_prsn_now
What role did the Brazilian military play during WWII?	250	o_safadinho
Other than name of Caesar becoming a title in the first century AD (and evolving into Czar and Kaiser), are there any other examples of names becoming titles?	250	Qarlo
East and West Germany were separate for a few decades. This means there was limited language contact. Did this have any effect on language variation (as compared to how American and British English evolved)?	250	Obesz
Is there a reason why the Ancient Egyptians used a sickle sword instead of a (seemingly easier to produce) straight sword? What benefits does it have?	250	Obligatory-Reference