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Ba'ath Parties in both Iraq and Syria described themselves as Socialist. What exactly did the word "Socialism" mean for Baathists?

1046 upvotes • Shashank1000

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What was the effect of mounted calvary in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields? Did the Rohirrim use superior mounted tatics against the Orcs?

1045 upvotes • vertexoflife

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Has a US Senator or congressman ever given classified information to a foreign power or worked against US interests in some way?

1045 upvotes • Doncuneo

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Why was there no equivalent to the Civil Rights/Black Power movement, Negritude movement with black people in Latin American?

1045 upvotes • o_safadinho

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Horseback archery is insanely difficult and was rare in the west - yet Turks, Magyars, and Eastern armies seemed to have built their armies around it. How?

1045 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did Alexander the Great become known as an exemplary person, but other conquerors are viewed in a more dubious or negative light?

1044 upvotes • IRidePigs

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Why did the Praetorian Guard still exist after it kept assassinating emperors? Shouldn’t it have been disbanded for its habit of killing the people they were supposed to guard?

1044 upvotes • LBJSmellsNice

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Was there another group the Nazis were compared to when THEY were rising to power?

1044 upvotes • ParentManagement

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Were Beserkers actually effective in battle, or are they just overly-hyped combatants?

1043 upvotes • Chancellor_Palpatine

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Some ancient Roman and Greek statues portray men as extremely fit with physiques that can be hard to obtain even today. Were such physiques common, or even attainable back then?

1043 upvotes • Nederlandmooi

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Ba'ath Parties in both Iraq and Syria described themselves as Socialist. What exactly did the word "Socialism" mean for Baathists?	1046	Shashank1000
What was the effect of mounted calvary in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields? Did the Rohirrim use superior mounted tatics against the Orcs?	1045	vertexoflife
Has a US Senator or congressman ever given classified information to a foreign power or worked against US interests in some way?	1045	Doncuneo
Why was there no equivalent to the Civil Rights/Black Power movement, Negritude movement with black people in Latin American?	1045	o_safadinho
Horseback archery is insanely difficult and was rare in the west - yet Turks, Magyars, and Eastern armies seemed to have built their armies around it. How?	1045	[deleted]
How did Alexander the Great become known as an exemplary person, but other conquerors are viewed in a more dubious or negative light?	1044	IRidePigs
Why did the Praetorian Guard still exist after it kept assassinating emperors? Shouldn’t it have been disbanded for its habit of killing the people they were supposed to guard?	1044	LBJSmellsNice
Was there another group the Nazis were compared to when THEY were rising to power?	1044	ParentManagement
Were Beserkers actually effective in battle, or are they just overly-hyped combatants?	1043	Chancellor_Palpatine
Some ancient Roman and Greek statues portray men as extremely fit with physiques that can be hard to obtain even today. Were such physiques common, or even attainable back then?	1043	Nederlandmooi