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In modern times, has a pontifical Swiss guard had to use his halberd to wound or kill?

751 upvotes • [deleted]

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Iceland is remote and sparsely populated. Why does it have such a large medieval literary corpus?

751 upvotes • vaguelyhuman

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We know that sideburns are named after General Ambrose Burnsides of Civil War fame. But what were they called before he had them?

751 upvotes • thedaileyshow1

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From my 13 daughter: Why were women considered as less important than men in so many cultures throughout history.

750 upvotes • TooOldToBeHere

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Over on /r/todayilearned there's a big thread right now about coca found in Egyptian tombs as evidence of contact with the Americas. What's actually going on here?

750 upvotes • octaviusromulus

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Was Aztec empire aware of the existence of the Incan empire?

750 upvotes • Rabbit_is

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During WWI, would the average citizen know that his/her monarch was a blood relative of the enemy? Did this affect many people's opinion on waging a war which was essentially a blood feud?

750 upvotes • sscspagftphbpdh17

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What did the Asian powers think was to their east before 1500?

750 upvotes • Aqua-Tech

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How did the Romans maintain consistent weights and measurements throughout their entire empire? Did they have base units physically stored somewhere, like the NIST today?

750 upvotes • MistrSwisher

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What did ancient people think stars were? Was there a general idea throughout time periods, or were they very different based on civilizations?

750 upvotes • WateryCartoon

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In modern times, has a pontifical Swiss guard had to use his halberd to wound or kill?	751	[deleted]
Iceland is remote and sparsely populated. Why does it have such a large medieval literary corpus?	751	vaguelyhuman
We know that sideburns are named after General Ambrose Burnsides of Civil War fame. But what were they called before he had them?	751	thedaileyshow1
From my 13 daughter: Why were women considered as less important than men in so many cultures throughout history.	750	TooOldToBeHere
Over on /r/todayilearned there's a big thread right now about coca found in Egyptian tombs as evidence of contact with the Americas. What's actually going on here?	750	octaviusromulus
Was Aztec empire aware of the existence of the Incan empire?	750	Rabbit_is
During WWI, would the average citizen know that his/her monarch was a blood relative of the enemy? Did this affect many people's opinion on waging a war which was essentially a blood feud?	750	sscspagftphbpdh17
What did the Asian powers think was to their east before 1500?	750	Aqua-Tech
How did the Romans maintain consistent weights and measurements throughout their entire empire? Did they have base units physically stored somewhere, like the NIST today?	750	MistrSwisher
What did ancient people think stars were? Was there a general idea throughout time periods, or were they very different based on civilizations?	750	WateryCartoon