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How efficient was the usage of war elephants by the Carthaginians, especially considering the enormous amounts of food that a full-grown elephant needs to sustain?

221 upvotes • Maurus39

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How was Switzerland able so stay out of WWII?

220 upvotes • Kvinten

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Why was olive oil such a big deal to ancient Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Greeks?

220 upvotes • Iamyourbetter

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Why was the Italian Army so horrendously incompetent in WWI/WWII?

220 upvotes • BreaksFull

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When 15-35 knights in the Order of Dobrzyń decided to march into pagan territory and attack Dobrzyń Land, how did they think they'd have a chance? Were they just very religiously motivated, or did they actually have very good armor and horses and were just unlucky?

220 upvotes • yupko

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Has anyone actually been rescued by throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean?

220 upvotes • gewill

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How come the population dense areas of western Eurasia, west sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian subcontinent all split into dozens of ethnic groups, but eastern China became 95% just one ethnic group?

220 upvotes • MasterOfWhisperers

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Can someone please explain the different sects of Islam, when and why they originated, and what beliefs they each have.

220 upvotes • okmuht

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How come in Russian the "United" part in "USA" is called "Соединенные" and not "Oбъединенныe" which would make more sense in terms of meaning of words? Why then United Emirates use the word "Oбъединенныe"?

220 upvotes • SageKnows

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Why didn't Genghis Khan invade Western Europe?

220 upvotes • scd123

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How efficient was the usage of war elephants by the Carthaginians, especially considering the enormous amounts of food that a full-grown elephant needs to sustain?	221	Maurus39
How was Switzerland able so stay out of WWII?	220	Kvinten
Why was olive oil such a big deal to ancient Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Greeks?	220	Iamyourbetter
Why was the Italian Army so horrendously incompetent in WWI/WWII?	220	BreaksFull
When 15-35 knights in the Order of Dobrzyń decided to march into pagan territory and attack Dobrzyń Land, how did they think they'd have a chance? Were they just very religiously motivated, or did they actually have very good armor and horses and were just unlucky?	220	yupko
Has anyone actually been rescued by throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean?	220	gewill
How come the population dense areas of western Eurasia, west sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian subcontinent all split into dozens of ethnic groups, but eastern China became 95% just one ethnic group?	220	MasterOfWhisperers
Can someone please explain the different sects of Islam, when and why they originated, and what beliefs they each have.	220	okmuht
How come in Russian the "United" part in "USA" is called "Соединенные" and not "Oбъединенныe" which would make more sense in terms of meaning of words? Why then United Emirates use the word "Oбъединенныe"?	220	SageKnows
Why didn't Genghis Khan invade Western Europe?	220	scd123