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Did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take suicide pills with them to the moon?

1334 upvotes • Vexzy

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You see in all sorts of fantasy media Knights who can single handedly slay scores of foot soldiers. Could one knight from the Middle Ages actually take on a dozen or so poorly trained/armored/armed soldiers and come out on top?

1334 upvotes • LBJSmellsNice

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When did the "band name" come around? As in a group of musicians giving their group a specific name.

1334 upvotes • spetoja

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What were the initial reactions to the Great Lakes when they were discovered by Europeans? Did they think they were oceans?

1334 upvotes • SodomySeymour

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Why did Richard Nixon create OSHA? What was there before OSHA?

1334 upvotes • Shikatanai

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Sergey Lavrov says post-Napoleonic international system was stable and just. It ensured peace in Europe and was destroyed by West European attacking Russia in Crimean War which directly led to destabilized international system, even implies it caused WW1. Do any actual historians support this view?

1333 upvotes • Ilitarist

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Why are "Moors" often depicted as black in European art?

1332 upvotes • NDawg94

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500 Years Later - Colonization of the Americas Panel AMA

1332 upvotes • drylaw

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Were the Mongols really the unstoppable force that they are so often portrait as? Were there any inherent weaknesses in the way the Mongols waged wars?

1330 upvotes • dingdongwong

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Who is Victor, and why does he get so highly credited with writing history?

1329 upvotes • ParisPC07

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take suicide pills with them to the moon?	1334	Vexzy
You see in all sorts of fantasy media Knights who can single handedly slay scores of foot soldiers. Could one knight from the Middle Ages actually take on a dozen or so poorly trained/armored/armed soldiers and come out on top?	1334	LBJSmellsNice
When did the "band name" come around? As in a group of musicians giving their group a specific name.	1334	spetoja
What were the initial reactions to the Great Lakes when they were discovered by Europeans? Did they think they were oceans?	1334	SodomySeymour
Why did Richard Nixon create OSHA? What was there before OSHA?	1334	Shikatanai
Sergey Lavrov says post-Napoleonic international system was stable and just. It ensured peace in Europe and was destroyed by West European attacking Russia in Crimean War which directly led to destabilized international system, even implies it caused WW1. Do any actual historians support this view?	1333	Ilitarist
Why are "Moors" often depicted as black in European art?	1332	NDawg94
500 Years Later - Colonization of the Americas Panel AMA	1332	drylaw
Were the Mongols really the unstoppable force that they are so often portrait as? Were there any inherent weaknesses in the way the Mongols waged wars?	1330	dingdongwong
Who is Victor, and why does he get so highly credited with writing history?	1329	ParisPC07