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A little back the Daily Show had a bit about Islam being 1400 years old (dates might be off), and that they are just going through their "religious teen years" like how violent Christianity was when it was 1400 years old. Does this "age of religion" have trends in how the religion acts as a whole?

183 upvotes • Spam4119

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How long has the concept of the sniper/sharpshooter been around? Were there bow/crossbow equivalents before the invention of firearms?

183 upvotes • DocTaotsu

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How did bacon, eggs, sausage, milk and cereal, etc come to be considered "breakfast food" instead of just any-time food?

183 upvotes • stupidrobots

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How much "friendly fire" occurred during massive Roman-era and Medieval-era battles?

183 upvotes • DJSlambert

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How has the Turkish Army remained as secular as it is, and as pro-democracy as it seems to be? And what is the historical beginning of this ideology within the military?

183 upvotes • only_drinks_pabst

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The true nature of Christopher Columbus

183 upvotes • hwrdwlf

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Was it the truth behind the critical controversy surrounding Che Guevara? Was Che a murderer, a homophobe, and racist who needs to be viewed much more critically?

183 upvotes • Moontouch

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How did the Roman army adapt to fight Eastern enemies whose methods of making war revolved around mounted archers?

183 upvotes • CaptainTyborc

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The Cherry Blossoms, Statue of Liberty and the Panda Bears are all famous gifts that other nations have given the US. What famous gifts (if any) has the US given other states?

183 upvotes • markwusinich

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If Hitler was willing to sacrifice a ton of soldiers and resources into conquering the USSR, why did he hesitate to launch a massive invasion of Great Britain?

183 upvotes • Throwaway223k4

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A little back the Daily Show had a bit about Islam being 1400 years old (dates might be off), and that they are just going through their "religious teen years" like how violent Christianity was when it was 1400 years old. Does this "age of religion" have trends in how the religion acts as a whole?	183	Spam4119
How long has the concept of the sniper/sharpshooter been around? Were there bow/crossbow equivalents before the invention of firearms?	183	DocTaotsu
How did bacon, eggs, sausage, milk and cereal, etc come to be considered "breakfast food" instead of just any-time food?	183	stupidrobots
How much "friendly fire" occurred during massive Roman-era and Medieval-era battles?	183	DJSlambert
How has the Turkish Army remained as secular as it is, and as pro-democracy as it seems to be? And what is the historical beginning of this ideology within the military?	183	only_drinks_pabst
The true nature of Christopher Columbus	183	hwrdwlf
Was it the truth behind the critical controversy surrounding Che Guevara? Was Che a murderer, a homophobe, and racist who needs to be viewed much more critically?	183	Moontouch
How did the Roman army adapt to fight Eastern enemies whose methods of making war revolved around mounted archers?	183	CaptainTyborc
The Cherry Blossoms, Statue of Liberty and the Panda Bears are all famous gifts that other nations have given the US. What famous gifts (if any) has the US given other states?	183	markwusinich
If Hitler was willing to sacrifice a ton of soldiers and resources into conquering the USSR, why did he hesitate to launch a massive invasion of Great Britain?	183	Throwaway223k4