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All right, AskHistorians. Pitch me the next (historically-accurate) Hollywood blockbuster or HBO miniseries based on a historical event or person!

170 upvotes • sunagainstgold

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Was it a risky choice to have Captain America punch Hitler on the cover of a comic book in 1941?

170 upvotes • chocolatepot

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What modern kind of apple would most closely resemble the apple of Medieval Europe?

170 upvotes • FlerPlay

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At the Battle of Kursk, the Soviets suffered a staggering 860 000 casualties, compared to the Germans losing about 250 000 men. How did the defending Soviet forces suffer such disproportionate casualties, and how did they win in spite of them?

170 upvotes • Enleat

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Did Canada get lucky with Vancouver, BC being north of the 49th parallel?

170 upvotes • Talosian_Prav

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What did beer and wine taste like in the ancient world?

170 upvotes • The_vert

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Did Leonardo da Vinci know about the new world?

170 upvotes • palrefre

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Most European swords from the Classical period through the Industrial period had straight blades (gladius, longsword, rapier), whereas most Asian swords had curved blades (scimitar, katana, dao, talwar). Why?

170 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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How bad was Vlad The Impaler really?

170 upvotes • James29UK

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The Nagorno-Karabakh War started in 1988 3 years before the breakup of the USSR. How were the Armenian SSR and Azerbaijan SSR able to declare war on each other whilst under the control of the USSR?

170 upvotes • SwindonLAD

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
All right, AskHistorians. Pitch me the next (historically-accurate) Hollywood blockbuster or HBO miniseries based on a historical event or person!	170	sunagainstgold
Was it a risky choice to have Captain America punch Hitler on the cover of a comic book in 1941?	170	chocolatepot
What modern kind of apple would most closely resemble the apple of Medieval Europe?	170	FlerPlay
At the Battle of Kursk, the Soviets suffered a staggering 860 000 casualties, compared to the Germans losing about 250 000 men. How did the defending Soviet forces suffer such disproportionate casualties, and how did they win in spite of them?	170	Enleat
Did Canada get lucky with Vancouver, BC being north of the 49th parallel?	170	Talosian_Prav
What did beer and wine taste like in the ancient world?	170	The_vert
Did Leonardo da Vinci know about the new world?	170	palrefre
Most European swords from the Classical period through the Industrial period had straight blades (gladius, longsword, rapier), whereas most Asian swords had curved blades (scimitar, katana, dao, talwar). Why?	170	TheJucheisLoose
How bad was Vlad The Impaler really?	170	James29UK
The Nagorno-Karabakh War started in 1988 3 years before the breakup of the USSR. How were the Armenian SSR and Azerbaijan SSR able to declare war on each other whilst under the control of the USSR?	170	SwindonLAD