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776 upvotes • kinkykusco

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What was life like for Italian settlers in East Africa as they attempted to colonize Ethiopia?

776 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Floating Feature: How do you encourage and cultivate an interest in History with children?

776 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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In Sean Bean's "On Waterloo," it's mentioned that the devastation of the light cavalry sabre was so immense that "the French previously tried to ban it from the battlefield." My question is on the context and validity of this statement. Also, was there an instance prior of banning weapons?

776 upvotes • EoghanMichael

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Why did Ulysses S. Grant presidential ranking improved dramatically in the past decades?

776 upvotes • getrektnolan

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How long did Kings and other royalty wait before eating after the food was tasted for poison? What happened if the taster was resistant to diseases like Salmonella, but the King was not and died?

775 upvotes • ilikeobjects

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How socially liberal was the Middle East before Wahhabism?

775 upvotes • inquisitive872

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How did Native Americans deal with massive hurricanes?

775 upvotes • bronsen100

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According to this Wikipedia article, the Tsesarevich and future Tsar Nicholas II got a dragon tattoo on his arm during his 1891 trip to Japan. Was this a permanent tattoo? Why did he get it? How was this viewed by Russian and European society?

775 upvotes • henry_fords_ghost

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If I traveled back in time, how far back could I go until people stop understanding my modern speech?

775 upvotes • SanFranBeyondtheStar

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[Meta] Why I'm leaving this subreddit	776	kinkykusco
What was life like for Italian settlers in East Africa as they attempted to colonize Ethiopia?	776	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Floating Feature: How do you encourage and cultivate an interest in History with children?	776	Georgy_K_Zhukov
In Sean Bean's "On Waterloo," it's mentioned that the devastation of the light cavalry sabre was so immense that "the French previously tried to ban it from the battlefield." My question is on the context and validity of this statement. Also, was there an instance prior of banning weapons?	776	EoghanMichael
Why did Ulysses S. Grant presidential ranking improved dramatically in the past decades?	776	getrektnolan
How long did Kings and other royalty wait before eating after the food was tasted for poison? What happened if the taster was resistant to diseases like Salmonella, but the King was not and died?	775	ilikeobjects
How socially liberal was the Middle East before Wahhabism?	775	inquisitive872
How did Native Americans deal with massive hurricanes?	775	bronsen100
According to this Wikipedia article, the Tsesarevich and future Tsar Nicholas II got a dragon tattoo on his arm during his 1891 trip to Japan. Was this a permanent tattoo? Why did he get it? How was this viewed by Russian and European society?	775	henry_fords_ghost
If I traveled back in time, how far back could I go until people stop understanding my modern speech?	775	SanFranBeyondtheStar