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What happened to the Spanish Umayyads?

951 upvotes • scoliosisquestion125

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Why did the Soviets invade Afghanstan 1979?

950 upvotes • Zaffaro

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How long has the "current cycle" of the seven-day week been going on? E.g. January 1, 10 AD was a Wednesday, according to us. Would the Romans have agreed? Were there different regions counting different days of the week that had to be aligned with the rise of modern communications?

950 upvotes • zabulistan

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How militarily important were Patriot militia forces the American Revolution? A popular narrative portrays the war as a victory of persistent and wily citizen-riflemen against a professional military, but how accurate is this?

950 upvotes • Charlie--Dont--Surf

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The song 'Come Out Ye Black and Tans' has a verse that goes "come tell us how you slew them old Arabs two by two, like the Zulus they had spears and bow and arrows." Were there really Arabs still using pre-gunpowder weaponry by the late 19th to early 20th centuries?

950 upvotes • Velteau

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I'm a young Norseman going to Byzantium to join the Varangian Guard. What is my journey there like?

950 upvotes • guale

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Are there accounts of the Oracle at Delphi making an incorrect prophecy that the Greeks acknowledged? How greatly would that affect their beliefs?

949 upvotes • Creamofjustice

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Were there ever any Nazi soldiers fighting alongside Japanese soldiers?

948 upvotes • TheNeurologist

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Why didn't the Vikings share their knowledge of Newfoundland with other Europeans?

948 upvotes • captainloudmouth

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Why was the British Royal Ordinance 105mm L7 tank gun so revolutionary? Why did Germany, the US, Japan and Israel all licence the design for their homegrown tanks instead of designing their own tank guns?

948 upvotes • RunRunDie

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to the Spanish Umayyads?	951	scoliosisquestion125
Why did the Soviets invade Afghanstan 1979?	950	Zaffaro
How long has the "current cycle" of the seven-day week been going on? E.g. January 1, 10 AD was a Wednesday, according to us. Would the Romans have agreed? Were there different regions counting different days of the week that had to be aligned with the rise of modern communications?	950	zabulistan
How militarily important were Patriot militia forces the American Revolution? A popular narrative portrays the war as a victory of persistent and wily citizen-riflemen against a professional military, but how accurate is this?	950	Charlie--Dont--Surf
The song 'Come Out Ye Black and Tans' has a verse that goes "come tell us how you slew them old Arabs two by two, like the Zulus they had spears and bow and arrows." Were there really Arabs still using pre-gunpowder weaponry by the late 19th to early 20th centuries?	950	Velteau
I'm a young Norseman going to Byzantium to join the Varangian Guard. What is my journey there like?	950	guale
Are there accounts of the Oracle at Delphi making an incorrect prophecy that the Greeks acknowledged? How greatly would that affect their beliefs?	949	Creamofjustice
Were there ever any Nazi soldiers fighting alongside Japanese soldiers?	948	TheNeurologist
Why didn't the Vikings share their knowledge of Newfoundland with other Europeans?	948	captainloudmouth
Why was the British Royal Ordinance 105mm L7 tank gun so revolutionary? Why did Germany, the US, Japan and Israel all licence the design for their homegrown tanks instead of designing their own tank guns?	948	RunRunDie