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In the game Civilization 6, universities get bonuses if they are adjacent to mountains. In my life, I've noticed that many colleges I've been to are all pretty often in the hills, a bit away from the nearby city/town/urban center. Is there a reason they're so often on hills?

1848 upvotes • manfrin

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Why was the phalanx replaced by sword and shield? What advantages did the later have against the former?

1847 upvotes • Caridor

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Did Fascist Italy commit any atrocities on par with those of Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan?

1847 upvotes • EvolutionaryNudism

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[NSFW] What is up with these depictions of half naked Victorian(?) era women fencing? NSFW

1846 upvotes • BoomFrog

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you know that bit in Life Of Brian where somebody asks "what did the Romans ever do for us?" and the crowd starts listing of things that a better now than before they conquered Israel. In general did general living standards go up or down in a place after Rome conquered it?

1846 upvotes • grapp

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It never made sense to me how easily Christianity overcame paganism. How did they fight thousands of years of inertia to get people to voluntarily give up their ancient beliefs?

1846 upvotes • Johnchuk

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In the film Casablanca, there is a scene where a Nazi loudspeaker car (Gestapo according to Rick) arrives in Paris ahead of the German Army and tells civilians how to behave when the Army arrives. Is this accurate?

1846 upvotes • Riffler

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Did anyone in history ever have the slightest chance of being dictator of the United States of America? If so, why?

1844 upvotes • OrionRomulus

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During the Singoku Jidai, battles between armies numbering almost in the hundreds of thousands were common at the end, yet in Europe most armies numbered around 20-25k soldiers at that point. Why were the Japanese armies so big?

1844 upvotes • Morphie12121

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Did Hippocrates describe ADHD?

1843 upvotes • Dizzy_Beacon

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In the game Civilization 6, universities get bonuses if they are adjacent to mountains. In my life, I've noticed that many colleges I've been to are all pretty often in the hills, a bit away from the nearby city/town/urban center. Is there a reason they're so often on hills?	1848	manfrin
Why was the phalanx replaced by sword and shield? What advantages did the later have against the former?	1847	Caridor
Did Fascist Italy commit any atrocities on par with those of Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan?	1847	EvolutionaryNudism
[NSFW] What is up with these depictions of half naked Victorian(?) era women fencing? NSFW	1846	BoomFrog
you know that bit in Life Of Brian where somebody asks "what did the Romans ever do for us?" and the crowd starts listing of things that a better now than before they conquered Israel. In general did general living standards go up or down in a place after Rome conquered it?	1846	grapp
It never made sense to me how easily Christianity overcame paganism. How did they fight thousands of years of inertia to get people to voluntarily give up their ancient beliefs?	1846	Johnchuk
In the film Casablanca, there is a scene where a Nazi loudspeaker car (Gestapo according to Rick) arrives in Paris ahead of the German Army and tells civilians how to behave when the Army arrives. Is this accurate?	1846	Riffler
Did anyone in history ever have the slightest chance of being dictator of the United States of America? If so, why?	1844	OrionRomulus
During the Singoku Jidai, battles between armies numbering almost in the hundreds of thousands were common at the end, yet in Europe most armies numbered around 20-25k soldiers at that point. Why were the Japanese armies so big?	1844	Morphie12121
Did Hippocrates describe ADHD?	1843	Dizzy_Beacon