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Why is Denmark culturally Scandinavian?

174 upvotes • settheory8

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Why was Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March specifically? Did the conspirators pick it for any symbolic or religious reason, or was it just the day that worked best for everyone?

174 upvotes • Kumquats_indeed

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What IS the "Height of the Cold War?"

174 upvotes • Aeriosus

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In stories from the Middle Ages and previous centuries where people are executed for strange crimes like 'excessive public laughter' or 'wearing one shoe in public' are these satirical hyperbole or were people put to death for bizarre 'crimes' in days gone by?

174 upvotes • rasdo357

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Why did swords become so emblematic of warriors all over the world when other weapons were used more often and were more useful?

174 upvotes • Super-Saiyan-Singh

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Death squads throughout 1980s central america are known to have received money from the US government and counterinsurgency training from its military. Was the US military aware that its training was used on civilians? Was the training designed specifically to be used on civilians?

174 upvotes • Suboutai

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Forbidden to Remember, Terrified to Forget: Trauma, Truth, and Narratives of Indigenous History

174 upvotes • Snapshot52

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Why do so many documentaries glorifies militaristic societies and nations?

174 upvotes • minhmax123

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Historically, is there any logic behind a European sovereign being of one noble title over another? (i.e. king, duke, prince, etc.)

174 upvotes • JayBears

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"Few inventions have been so simple as the stirrup, but few have had so catalytic an influence on history." – Lynn White Jr. Why?

174 upvotes • thetimujin

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Denmark culturally Scandinavian?	174	settheory8
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March specifically? Did the conspirators pick it for any symbolic or religious reason, or was it just the day that worked best for everyone?	174	Kumquats_indeed
What IS the "Height of the Cold War?"	174	Aeriosus
In stories from the Middle Ages and previous centuries where people are executed for strange crimes like 'excessive public laughter' or 'wearing one shoe in public' are these satirical hyperbole or were people put to death for bizarre 'crimes' in days gone by?	174	rasdo357
Why did swords become so emblematic of warriors all over the world when other weapons were used more often and were more useful?	174	Super-Saiyan-Singh
Death squads throughout 1980s central america are known to have received money from the US government and counterinsurgency training from its military. Was the US military aware that its training was used on civilians? Was the training designed specifically to be used on civilians?	174	Suboutai
Forbidden to Remember, Terrified to Forget: Trauma, Truth, and Narratives of Indigenous History	174	Snapshot52
Why do so many documentaries glorifies militaristic societies and nations?	174	minhmax123
Historically, is there any logic behind a European sovereign being of one noble title over another? (i.e. king, duke, prince, etc.)	174	JayBears
"Few inventions have been so simple as the stirrup, but few have had so catalytic an influence on history." – Lynn White Jr. Why?	174	thetimujin