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Did a soldiers swordsmanship/skill really matter in large medieval battles?

2699 upvotes • Abcdefgrs

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Why is Arizona?

2698 upvotes • Yeangster

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Being the first to the enemy’s walls during a siege sounds like certain death. What motivated people during the Middle Ages and Antiquity to be the first to climb the ladder or siege tower?

2697 upvotes • GodHatesGOP

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The Indian subcontinent was the birthplace of Buddhism. The teaching of Buddha found lots of success in foreign lands such as China, Myanmar, and Indochina. Yet in its homeland, it is currently a very small minority. How could this be?

2695 upvotes • ExpertEyeroller

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Why do we use "emperor" for the head of state of Japan or ancient China instead of king or a term from their own language?

2692 upvotes • dkysh

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According to Cultural Analysis of the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine was insistent on spreading Nabooean culture across the galaxy. Is this accurate?

2691 upvotes • vertexoflife

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Henry Gunther was supposedly the last man killed in World War 1 having died at 10.59am on 11 November. If the Armistace was signed at 5.45am why did the fighting continue until 11am? Would the soldiers have been aware of the Armistace?

2691 upvotes • Panda_nom_nom

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Did people in the middle ages uses wooden chests as storage as much as RPG games lead us to believe?

2690 upvotes • darkaris7

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Did the nazis that fled to South America influence post-war politics in South America?

2690 upvotes • BlueWoool

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Many Russian historians do not except the widespread rape of German women by the Red army, despite western consensus . Many Turkish historians do not accept the Armenian genocide happened, despite western consensus. What events do western historians not accept - despite non-western consensus?

2689 upvotes • eggy_mule

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did a soldiers swordsmanship/skill really matter in large medieval battles?	2699	Abcdefgrs
Why is Arizona?	2698	Yeangster
Being the first to the enemy’s walls during a siege sounds like certain death. What motivated people during the Middle Ages and Antiquity to be the first to climb the ladder or siege tower?	2697	GodHatesGOP
The Indian subcontinent was the birthplace of Buddhism. The teaching of Buddha found lots of success in foreign lands such as China, Myanmar, and Indochina. Yet in its homeland, it is currently a very small minority. How could this be?	2695	ExpertEyeroller
Why do we use "emperor" for the head of state of Japan or ancient China instead of king or a term from their own language?	2692	dkysh
According to Cultural Analysis of the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine was insistent on spreading Nabooean culture across the galaxy. Is this accurate?	2691	vertexoflife
Henry Gunther was supposedly the last man killed in World War 1 having died at 10.59am on 11 November. If the Armistace was signed at 5.45am why did the fighting continue until 11am? Would the soldiers have been aware of the Armistace?	2691	Panda_nom_nom
Did people in the middle ages uses wooden chests as storage as much as RPG games lead us to believe?	2690	darkaris7
Did the nazis that fled to South America influence post-war politics in South America?	2690	BlueWoool
Many Russian historians do not except the widespread rape of German women by the Red army, despite western consensus . Many Turkish historians do not accept the Armenian genocide happened, despite western consensus. What events do western historians not accept - despite non-western consensus?	2689	eggy_mule