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When and why did western generals and monarchs stop "leading from the front," on the battlefield? Was this considered prudent or cowardly? Did they get flack for it?

173 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why is St. Christopher with a dogs head in ancient art?

173 upvotes • [deleted]

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Japan was a “hermit kingdom” until 1853 but was a global empire by 1910. How was Japan able to rise so rapidly?

173 upvotes • PM-me-your-401k

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The Cavendish family (Duke of Devonshire in England) have owned Lismore Castle in the (now) Republic of Ireland since 1753. How did British aristocrats maintain ownership of their homes in a newly formed sovereign state?

173 upvotes • pllao128

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In 1977 all but four Latin American countries were dictatorships but less than ten years later, 9 out of ten Latin Americans lived in representative democracies. How did a change this drastic occur?

173 upvotes • Soviet_habibi_smurf

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How much of a threat did the Black Panthers actually pose to the US government in the 1960s?

173 upvotes • PubliclyInterested

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How did Bogotá, Colombia become one of the most influential colonial cities in South America despite being nearly inaccessible from the outside world?

173 upvotes • Qoslca

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Door-to-door salesmen were still among the best ways to sell books in the late 1950s/early 1960s. When did that change, and what lead to their decline?

173 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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There’s a trope involving disgruntled people throwing tomatoes at people, such as bad comedians and people in stocks. Was this a common thing to happen? And why tomatoes?

173 upvotes • OmegaLiquidX

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In 1402, the 38-year-old daughter of the king's court astrologer and writer at the French court, Christine de Pizan, became involved in a dispute in which she criticized Jean de Meun's popular-but-misogynistic work, "Le Roman de la Rose". How was De Pizan's critique viewed by her contemporaries?

173 upvotes • Obversa

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When and why did western generals and monarchs stop "leading from the front," on the battlefield? Was this considered prudent or cowardly? Did they get flack for it?	173	RusticBohemian
Why is St. Christopher with a dogs head in ancient art?	173	[deleted]
Japan was a “hermit kingdom” until 1853 but was a global empire by 1910. How was Japan able to rise so rapidly?	173	PM-me-your-401k
The Cavendish family (Duke of Devonshire in England) have owned Lismore Castle in the (now) Republic of Ireland since 1753. How did British aristocrats maintain ownership of their homes in a newly formed sovereign state?	173	pllao128
In 1977 all but four Latin American countries were dictatorships but less than ten years later, 9 out of ten Latin Americans lived in representative democracies. How did a change this drastic occur?	173	Soviet_habibi_smurf
How much of a threat did the Black Panthers actually pose to the US government in the 1960s?	173	PubliclyInterested
How did Bogotá, Colombia become one of the most influential colonial cities in South America despite being nearly inaccessible from the outside world?	173	Qoslca
Door-to-door salesmen were still among the best ways to sell books in the late 1950s/early 1960s. When did that change, and what lead to their decline?	173	RusticBohemian
There’s a trope involving disgruntled people throwing tomatoes at people, such as bad comedians and people in stocks. Was this a common thing to happen? And why tomatoes?	173	OmegaLiquidX
In 1402, the 38-year-old daughter of the king's court astrologer and writer at the French court, Christine de Pizan, became involved in a dispute in which she criticized Jean de Meun's popular-but-misogynistic work, "Le Roman de la Rose". How was De Pizan's critique viewed by her contemporaries?	173	Obversa