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How many bullets did the average soldier in WW1 get?

187 upvotes • Maxi_We

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When and where did a pillow become standard for sleeping?

187 upvotes • DrinkVictoryGin

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What would a Lancastrian Army in the war of the roses have looked like? How would it have been broken down? Where would the men have come from?

187 upvotes • sam-29-01-14

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Were pre-Enlightenment European monarchs really that pious or did they use religion primarily as a means of control?

187 upvotes • Ienpw_III

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Why did Herge drop the idea of Tintin being a reporter?

187 upvotes • henry_fords_ghost

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What kind of response would the people's temple have expected from the U.S government had they not committed mass suicide after assassinating representative Leo Ryan in Jonestown?

187 upvotes • zaphod_beeble_bro

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What's the history of prostitutes in Wessos?

187 upvotes • vertexoflife

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How were people born with physical or mental handicaps treated by various Native American tribes?

187 upvotes • fatalbeatingsr

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It's often said that the British Army picked red as the colour of it's uniforms because that was the cheapest dye. Is this true and did similar cost concerns influence other European armies' uniform choices?

187 upvotes • RobWithOneB

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Could it be reasonably argued that WWII was just a resumption of WWI?

187 upvotes • generallyheavenly

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How many bullets did the average soldier in WW1 get?	187	Maxi_We
When and where did a pillow become standard for sleeping?	187	DrinkVictoryGin
What would a Lancastrian Army in the war of the roses have looked like? How would it have been broken down? Where would the men have come from?	187	sam-29-01-14
Were pre-Enlightenment European monarchs really that pious or did they use religion primarily as a means of control?	187	Ienpw_III
Why did Herge drop the idea of Tintin being a reporter?	187	henry_fords_ghost
What kind of response would the people's temple have expected from the U.S government had they not committed mass suicide after assassinating representative Leo Ryan in Jonestown?	187	zaphod_beeble_bro
What's the history of prostitutes in Wessos?	187	vertexoflife
How were people born with physical or mental handicaps treated by various Native American tribes?	187	fatalbeatingsr
It's often said that the British Army picked red as the colour of it's uniforms because that was the cheapest dye. Is this true and did similar cost concerns influence other European armies' uniform choices?	187	RobWithOneB
Could it be reasonably argued that WWII was just a resumption of WWI?	187	generallyheavenly