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There is an epic scene in Kurosawa's Seven Samurai that has been copied hundreds of times. Was it copied from somewhere else?

243 upvotes • Thompson_S_Sweetback

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[Meta] Has AskHistorians considered publishing some sort of journal of the most interesting posts and arguments? Or otherwise acquiring some sort of professional peer-review credentials?

243 upvotes • veritate_valeo

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I read a comment claiming that many of the legislators who passed Prohibition in the US did not realize they were banning beer/wine in addition to hard alcohol. Is there any truth to this?

243 upvotes • sanguinekane

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How was the Vietnam War perceived in South Korea? Did their returning vets struggle with PTSD and reintegration like their American counterparts?

243 upvotes • Warzonekilla

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Why did the US become a country with 300 million people while Canada remained comparably small despite their similar roots?

243 upvotes • topfgeldjaeger1

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After the Second World War, how did they deal with the larger number of higher ranked personnel for military personnel who wanted to stay in the demobilized armed forces?

243 upvotes • saddetective87

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When did the British realize that the U.S. had surpassed them as the world's foremost naval power? What was their reaction? When did America realize it had surpassed the British, and what was their reaction?

243 upvotes • RunRunDie

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What was the language situation in Slavic regions of the Holy Roman Empire?

243 upvotes • Letsdeensenroodbont

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Was Austria-Hungary in decline pre-WW1?

243 upvotes • WaterMelonMan1

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[Fashion] What is the history of women's pockets and their purported rarity and uselessness?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
There is an epic scene in Kurosawa's Seven Samurai that has been copied hundreds of times. Was it copied from somewhere else?	243	Thompson_S_Sweetback
[Meta] Has AskHistorians considered publishing some sort of journal of the most interesting posts and arguments? Or otherwise acquiring some sort of professional peer-review credentials?	243	veritate_valeo
I read a comment claiming that many of the legislators who passed Prohibition in the US did not realize they were banning beer/wine in addition to hard alcohol. Is there any truth to this?	243	sanguinekane
How was the Vietnam War perceived in South Korea? Did their returning vets struggle with PTSD and reintegration like their American counterparts?	243	Warzonekilla
Why did the US become a country with 300 million people while Canada remained comparably small despite their similar roots?	243	topfgeldjaeger1
After the Second World War, how did they deal with the larger number of higher ranked personnel for military personnel who wanted to stay in the demobilized armed forces?	243	saddetective87
When did the British realize that the U.S. had surpassed them as the world's foremost naval power? What was their reaction? When did America realize it had surpassed the British, and what was their reaction?	243	RunRunDie
What was the language situation in Slavic regions of the Holy Roman Empire?	243	Letsdeensenroodbont
Was Austria-Hungary in decline pre-WW1?	243	WaterMelonMan1
[Fashion] What is the history of women's pockets and their purported rarity and uselessness?	243	82364