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Are there any ideas in history which were originally held as mad conspiracy theories, which have since been proven true?

218 upvotes • decidedly_capricious

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How did ancient/medieval people deal with chronic pain?

218 upvotes • spionkop1900

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Was there ever a place where communism worked as intended?

218 upvotes • Btw1004

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[META] 40K Subscribers -- State of the Subreddit

218 upvotes • NMW

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In classic combat, how would a soldier be chosen to be front-line on a phalanx? Wouldn't they pretty much always die?

218 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was there ever an event where a younger generation violently 'culled' an older generation? If so, why, and what ultimately happened?

218 upvotes • cha0s

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A good question cropped up at r/totalwar: Did soldiers from antiquity or medieval Europe march in armor, or was it donned only before a pitched battle?

218 upvotes • cantor_wont

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I just surrendered in an 18th century battle, and was afforded the Honors of War. How do I and my men proceed?

218 upvotes • Coastty

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Cost of the British Empire

218 upvotes • tand324

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What were the opinions of the Irish toward their peers that left for America during the potato famine? Resentful? Envious? Did they think they were weaker for leaving?

218 upvotes • harmonicamike

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any ideas in history which were originally held as mad conspiracy theories, which have since been proven true?	218	decidedly_capricious
How did ancient/medieval people deal with chronic pain?	218	spionkop1900
Was there ever a place where communism worked as intended?	218	Btw1004
[META] 40K Subscribers -- State of the Subreddit	218	NMW
In classic combat, how would a soldier be chosen to be front-line on a phalanx? Wouldn't they pretty much always die?	218	[deleted]
Was there ever an event where a younger generation violently 'culled' an older generation? If so, why, and what ultimately happened?	218	cha0s
A good question cropped up at r/totalwar: Did soldiers from antiquity or medieval Europe march in armor, or was it donned only before a pitched battle?	218	cantor_wont
I just surrendered in an 18th century battle, and was afforded the Honors of War. How do I and my men proceed?	218	Coastty
Cost of the British Empire	218	tand324
What were the opinions of the Irish toward their peers that left for America during the potato famine? Resentful? Envious? Did they think they were weaker for leaving?	218	harmonicamike