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In fantasy it is common to read about colored or painted armor. Is there any historical basis for this?

250 upvotes • WalbusIndustries

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Were castle stairs designed to impede sword use?

250 upvotes • oreo-cat-

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What's up with Tchaikovsky? What influenced him to betray his Motherland and pander to the tastes of the Western masses?

250 upvotes • Nik_Rimsky-Korsakov

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We all know the american dream of having a house with a white picket fence and a dog, etc. Did the nazis have a version of this? If so, what was it?

250 upvotes • MovkeyB

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Suppose its about AD 266 and I live 125KM north of Hadrian's wall. what (if anything) do I know (or think I know) about life in the Roman empire?

250 upvotes • grapp

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Did Martin Luther King Jr. ever stage or participate in a protest that hindered day to day operations of the general public's lives the same that BLM does?

250 upvotes • duck_cakes

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Is the myth of "Prestor John" directly tied to Genghis Khan?

250 upvotes • Lokiorin

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Why did Belarus and Ukraine have UN seats when they were part of the Soviet Union?

250 upvotes • aamirislam

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Was George Washington really a brilliant strategist?

250 upvotes • DDM201

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I asked this 3 days ago and still no answers, so I'll ask again. Did people really strap bombs onto babies during the Vietnam War?

250 upvotes • OnlyMeAndTheMusic

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In fantasy it is common to read about colored or painted armor. Is there any historical basis for this?	250	WalbusIndustries
Were castle stairs designed to impede sword use?	250	oreo-cat-
What's up with Tchaikovsky? What influenced him to betray his Motherland and pander to the tastes of the Western masses?	250	Nik_Rimsky-Korsakov
We all know the american dream of having a house with a white picket fence and a dog, etc. Did the nazis have a version of this? If so, what was it?	250	MovkeyB
Suppose its about AD 266 and I live 125KM north of Hadrian's wall. what (if anything) do I know (or think I know) about life in the Roman empire?	250	grapp
Did Martin Luther King Jr. ever stage or participate in a protest that hindered day to day operations of the general public's lives the same that BLM does?	250	duck_cakes
Is the myth of "Prestor John" directly tied to Genghis Khan?	250	Lokiorin
Why did Belarus and Ukraine have UN seats when they were part of the Soviet Union?	250	aamirislam
Was George Washington really a brilliant strategist?	250	DDM201
I asked this 3 days ago and still no answers, so I'll ask again. Did people really strap bombs onto babies during the Vietnam War?	250	OnlyMeAndTheMusic