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How did colonists in the new world react to tornadoes?

231 upvotes • samus0374

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Ancient Rome pop. around 450,000. It's one of the biggest days of the year at the Arena. People from far away are traveling to. Where do you park your horse, chariot? Valet? Paid parking? Recreated maps show tight streets w/little open ground, so, how were all the transportation vehicles handled?

231 upvotes • Possible_Bug_9594

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Were there really no chivalric knights?

231 upvotes • RustyCopal

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Georgia and Uzbekistan had the same population in the 1897 Russian Empire census, but today Uzbekistan has 10 times the population today. What caused this?

231 upvotes • 2012Jesusdies

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Was Triumph of the Will (1935) really all that much of an innovation in film? Or is this idea itself an example of Nazi propaganda?

231 upvotes • HandsomeLampshade123

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“The Modern Nation-State as a concept has only existed for around 300/200 years” is something I’ve heard thrown around by a lot of people. What does this mean exactly?

231 upvotes • generalfancyninja

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Why did armour seem to fall out of use long before the use of melee weapons did?

231 upvotes • Jakabov

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What happened to the trenches after WWI?

231 upvotes • LordLongSchlong

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Do holocaust deniers have any valid points?

231 upvotes • summatclever

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Iran Before Islam

231 upvotes • deepaktiwarii

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did colonists in the new world react to tornadoes?	231	samus0374
Ancient Rome pop. around 450,000. It's one of the biggest days of the year at the Arena. People from far away are traveling to. Where do you park your horse, chariot? Valet? Paid parking? Recreated maps show tight streets w/little open ground, so, how were all the transportation vehicles handled?	231	Possible_Bug_9594
Were there really no chivalric knights?	231	RustyCopal
Georgia and Uzbekistan had the same population in the 1897 Russian Empire census, but today Uzbekistan has 10 times the population today. What caused this?	231	2012Jesusdies
Was Triumph of the Will (1935) really all that much of an innovation in film? Or is this idea itself an example of Nazi propaganda?	231	HandsomeLampshade123
“The Modern Nation-State as a concept has only existed for around 300/200 years” is something I’ve heard thrown around by a lot of people. What does this mean exactly?	231	generalfancyninja
Why did armour seem to fall out of use long before the use of melee weapons did?	231	Jakabov
What happened to the trenches after WWI?	231	LordLongSchlong
Do holocaust deniers have any valid points?	231	summatclever
Iran Before Islam	231	deepaktiwarii