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The horns on Viking helmets are routinely called out for being myth, especially because of their impracticality. Samurai helmets would have the same disadvantages, but were used in battle. Why the use?

224 upvotes • lawlsofphysics

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Historically, has any candidate with literally 0 political experience ever won the nomination of a major US political party?

224 upvotes • noonetoshare

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Brazil is widely known to be the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery. Why did it last so long in Brazil and what pressures caused it to finally end?

224 upvotes • ArmandoAlvarezWF

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What did generals in the First World War get paid?

224 upvotes • spikybeartrap

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Why was the US caught so unaware during the battle of the bulge if they had cracked top level German communications?

224 upvotes • los_pepes_maga

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Announcement Double Feature: Introducing the "No 'First'/'Last'" Rule | Introducing the "Short Answers to Simple Questions' Recurring Feature

224 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why did the Danube valley fail to produce a great early civilisation, like the Nile, the Euphrates, the Indus, the Yangtze etc.

224 upvotes • kpouianou

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AMA Ancient Egypt

224 upvotes • cleopatra_philopater

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How common were "Flappers" during the roaring 20s?

224 upvotes • gnikivar2

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Would Karl Marx ever expect Communism to mostly be ran by dictators?

224 upvotes • welchie98

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The horns on Viking helmets are routinely called out for being myth, especially because of their impracticality. Samurai helmets would have the same disadvantages, but were used in battle. Why the use?	224	lawlsofphysics
Historically, has any candidate with literally 0 political experience ever won the nomination of a major US political party?	224	noonetoshare
Brazil is widely known to be the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery. Why did it last so long in Brazil and what pressures caused it to finally end?	224	ArmandoAlvarezWF
What did generals in the First World War get paid?	224	spikybeartrap
Why was the US caught so unaware during the battle of the bulge if they had cracked top level German communications?	224	los_pepes_maga
Announcement Double Feature: Introducing the "No 'First'/'Last'" Rule \| Introducing the "Short Answers to Simple Questions' Recurring Feature	224	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why did the Danube valley fail to produce a great early civilisation, like the Nile, the Euphrates, the Indus, the Yangtze etc.	224	kpouianou
AMA Ancient Egypt	224	cleopatra_philopater
How common were "Flappers" during the roaring 20s?	224	gnikivar2
Would Karl Marx ever expect Communism to mostly be ran by dictators?	224	welchie98