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Why was volley fire prefered with muskets and arrows vs. allowing everyone to fire at will?

1755 upvotes • Gustomaximus

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Artyom Tarasov became the first millionaire of USSR in 1989. How did the State media and citizens of the USSR react to this?

1755 upvotes • Shashank1000

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Is there a reason why Aztec mythology is so, in lack of a better word, hardcore?

1755 upvotes • [deleted]

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What did Muslim historians during the Golden Age, think of the Greeks and Romans

1755 upvotes • CognitivePeasant

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If Churchill wanted to call Hitler during ww2 could he do so? How much communication was there in ww2 between the various sides and how was it accomplished?

1753 upvotes • Reactionaryhistorian

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Why were Egyptians Arabized in a way Iranians and Turks weren't?

1753 upvotes • Amateurteenager

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Before modern banking, how did rich people access their money while abroad?

1753 upvotes • BobcatOU

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Does this bizarre (and pretty nasty) supposed custom actually have any link to feudal Japan? NSFW

1752 upvotes • nil_clinton

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What was the woman's role in Viking society, particularly but not limited to when men were out on conquest?

1752 upvotes • cncomg

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I've heard the poet Sappho was supposedly married to Kerkylas of Andros, but that this would translate to "Dick Allcocks of Man Island" - how much truth is there to this?

1752 upvotes • ColonelHerro

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was volley fire prefered with muskets and arrows vs. allowing everyone to fire at will?	1755	Gustomaximus
Artyom Tarasov became the first millionaire of USSR in 1989. How did the State media and citizens of the USSR react to this?	1755	Shashank1000
Is there a reason why Aztec mythology is so, in lack of a better word, hardcore?	1755	[deleted]
What did Muslim historians during the Golden Age, think of the Greeks and Romans	1755	CognitivePeasant
If Churchill wanted to call Hitler during ww2 could he do so? How much communication was there in ww2 between the various sides and how was it accomplished?	1753	Reactionaryhistorian
Why were Egyptians Arabized in a way Iranians and Turks weren't?	1753	Amateurteenager
Before modern banking, how did rich people access their money while abroad?	1753	BobcatOU
Does this bizarre (and pretty nasty) supposed custom actually have any link to feudal Japan? NSFW	1752	nil_clinton
What was the woman's role in Viking society, particularly but not limited to when men were out on conquest?	1752	cncomg
I've heard the poet Sappho was supposedly married to Kerkylas of Andros, but that this would translate to "Dick Allcocks of Man Island" - how much truth is there to this?	1752	ColonelHerro