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Why were armies in the Middle Ages so much smaller than those in Antiquity?

189 upvotes • carlson135

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Why did Scotland or wales never start an armed rebellion against England in the last 100 years for independence in the same way the IRA did in Ireland/Northern Ireland?

189 upvotes • punishmentb8ing

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What great pieces of knowledge were lost to the burning of the Library of Alexandria?

189 upvotes • FlintandSteal1

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Guilds were everywhere in medieval/Renaissance Europe. Were they mostly a way to keep out competition and elevate prices, or did they have a legitimately critical regulatory function that central governments hadn't taken up? Both?

189 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Is there any evidence of Buddhism in pre-islamic Saudi Arabia?

189 upvotes • sunsmag

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Do any native peoples have an oral/written history of coming from somewhere else?

189 upvotes • 2023ce

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How much, in modern dollars, did it cost for Columbus' first expedition? How did it compare to the costs for the Moon landing?

188 upvotes • haplesstaco

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How did Portugal remain independant from Spain?

188 upvotes • WaffleRaff

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Before the advent of baby formula, how did families that couldn't afford a wet nurse feed a baby when the mother died in child birth or shortly after?

188 upvotes • ChillinWitAFatty

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Is the idea of "Russian winter" over-hyped?

188 upvotes • e-rage

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were armies in the Middle Ages so much smaller than those in Antiquity?	189	carlson135
Why did Scotland or wales never start an armed rebellion against England in the last 100 years for independence in the same way the IRA did in Ireland/Northern Ireland?	189	punishmentb8ing
What great pieces of knowledge were lost to the burning of the Library of Alexandria?	189	FlintandSteal1
Guilds were everywhere in medieval/Renaissance Europe. Were they mostly a way to keep out competition and elevate prices, or did they have a legitimately critical regulatory function that central governments hadn't taken up? Both?	189	RusticBohemian
Is there any evidence of Buddhism in pre-islamic Saudi Arabia?	189	sunsmag
Do any native peoples have an oral/written history of coming from somewhere else?	189	2023ce
How much, in modern dollars, did it cost for Columbus' first expedition? How did it compare to the costs for the Moon landing?	188	haplesstaco
How did Portugal remain independant from Spain?	188	WaffleRaff
Before the advent of baby formula, how did families that couldn't afford a wet nurse feed a baby when the mother died in child birth or shortly after?	188	ChillinWitAFatty
Is the idea of "Russian winter" over-hyped?	188	e-rage