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Why is Alberta Canada so densely populated but Montana USA is so sparsely populated?

4789 upvotes • woodruff07

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Who came up with the idea to make chinstraps too short to actually go under the chin?

4789 upvotes • KingJimXI

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Where did the cartoonish bomb originate? The black sphere with a short wick?

4787 upvotes • James_099

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In ancient times, the continent of Africa was referred to as "Libya" with "Africa" being a small region of its northern coast. Today, Libya is a country on the northern coast of Africa. When did this change and why?

4785 upvotes • Climactic-Cosmonaut

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Is it true that in some battles of the First English Civil War, pikemen on both sides would just "wave their pikes around" pretending to be fighting, and hoping their commanders wouldn't notice it?

4783 upvotes • fan_of_the_pikachu

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Did the South ever stand a chance?

4783 upvotes • NerevarTheKing

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I'm just an ordinary person, how "Roaring" are the 1920s for me?

4776 upvotes • Canadairy

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The Romans looked at Germania as an expensive place to conquer that wouldn't bring in enough revenue to be worthwhile. But 500 years later, Charlemagne gladly conquered Bavaria and Saxony. Had the Germans become rich and worth conquering? What did Charlemagne see that the Romans did not?

4774 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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In fantasy books, bandits seem to be a very common occurrence. So far that merchants often hire mercenaries to protect caravans. Was that really a problem in medieval Europe and if yes who were the bandits and how big were the groups?

4773 upvotes • Jakuskrzypk

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What precautions had to be taken after Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994 to make sure he didn't accidentally reveal any national secrets?

4765 upvotes • AnguisMors

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Alberta Canada so densely populated but Montana USA is so sparsely populated?	4789	woodruff07
Who came up with the idea to make chinstraps too short to actually go under the chin?	4789	KingJimXI
Where did the cartoonish bomb originate? The black sphere with a short wick?	4787	James_099
In ancient times, the continent of Africa was referred to as "Libya" with "Africa" being a small region of its northern coast. Today, Libya is a country on the northern coast of Africa. When did this change and why?	4785	Climactic-Cosmonaut
Is it true that in some battles of the First English Civil War, pikemen on both sides would just "wave their pikes around" pretending to be fighting, and hoping their commanders wouldn't notice it?	4783	fan_of_the_pikachu
Did the South ever stand a chance?	4783	NerevarTheKing
I'm just an ordinary person, how "Roaring" are the 1920s for me?	4776	Canadairy
The Romans looked at Germania as an expensive place to conquer that wouldn't bring in enough revenue to be worthwhile. But 500 years later, Charlemagne gladly conquered Bavaria and Saxony. Had the Germans become rich and worth conquering? What did Charlemagne see that the Romans did not?	4774	RusticBohemian
In fantasy books, bandits seem to be a very common occurrence. So far that merchants often hire mercenaries to protect caravans. Was that really a problem in medieval Europe and if yes who were the bandits and how big were the groups?	4773	Jakuskrzypk
What precautions had to be taken after Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994 to make sure he didn't accidentally reveal any national secrets?	4765	AnguisMors