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How did Scottish clans from the 12th to 14th actually work?

738 upvotes • moralprolapse

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Homer repeatedly refers to Greek ships as 'black-bellied', 'black benched', or simply having a 'black hull'. Is this poetic license, or does this indicate a particular tradition of ancient Greek shipbuilding?

738 upvotes • an_ironic_username

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Why was the US Army so stingy with awarding the rank of (full) General before WW2?

738 upvotes • footheldphone

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Dr. James McPherson, author of 'Battle Cry of Freedom' (1988) and over a dozen other books on the American Civil War, will be here to answer questions starting at 1:30PM EST

737 upvotes • estherke

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How did the British Army view and interact with the British East India Company's own private army?

737 upvotes • marmadukeESQ

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How did people deal with poor eyesight before glasses?

737 upvotes • de_stroyed_

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Why was Alan Turing condemned for his homosexuality, while John Maynard Keynes was not?

737 upvotes • porgy_tirebiter

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Prussia and Imperial Germany-AMA

736 upvotes • Sid_Burn

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What would be a typical diet and exercise regimen for a well-known 1940's-1950's pin-up girl?

736 upvotes • nikuk_nukakiwaa

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Was medieval Europe really as much of a backwater as Graeber and Wengrow claim?

736 upvotes • RockGreedy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Scottish clans from the 12th to 14th actually work?	738	moralprolapse
Homer repeatedly refers to Greek ships as 'black-bellied', 'black benched', or simply having a 'black hull'. Is this poetic license, or does this indicate a particular tradition of ancient Greek shipbuilding?	738	an_ironic_username
Why was the US Army so stingy with awarding the rank of (full) General before WW2?	738	footheldphone
Dr. James McPherson, author of 'Battle Cry of Freedom' (1988) and over a dozen other books on the American Civil War, will be here to answer questions starting at 1:30PM EST	737	estherke
How did the British Army view and interact with the British East India Company's own private army?	737	marmadukeESQ
How did people deal with poor eyesight before glasses?	737	de_stroyed_
Why was Alan Turing condemned for his homosexuality, while John Maynard Keynes was not?	737	porgy_tirebiter
Prussia and Imperial Germany-AMA	736	Sid_Burn
What would be a typical diet and exercise regimen for a well-known 1940's-1950's pin-up girl?	736	nikuk_nukakiwaa
Was medieval Europe really as much of a backwater as Graeber and Wengrow claim?	736	RockGreedy