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Where Rhinos ever used in war? By which armies? How effective were they?

407 upvotes • MordorsFinest

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How did Nazi germany justify the fact that Egypt, Persia and Greece had sophisticated civilizations much earlier than Germanics and how did they come to terms with the existence of Rome?

407 upvotes • [deleted]

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My grandfather was a pilot during WWII, and i was told that he did something called "flying the Hump." What specifically would this entail? Why is this significant?

407 upvotes • Azul788

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Did slaves actually build the white house? If not who did?

407 upvotes • kjvlv

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When the Romans signed treaties with foreign powers what sort of form did they take? Was there an oath swearing or religious aspect to it? Or was it more pure, technical diplomacy?

407 upvotes • DuckFacedMonkey

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Ancient Goths - What was their whole deal?

407 upvotes • MaesterBarth

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How did the Europeans manage to pull of the First Crusade?

407 upvotes • bananameltdown

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In the medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings, eighth-century Afghanistan features a sun-worshiping religion called Zunism. What was this religion like in real life? What do we know about it?

407 upvotes • Lithide

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Did nobles in medieval Europe have worse teeth than peasants because of all the salt and sugar?

407 upvotes • TheJawsDog

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(Not sure if this is the right Subreddit for this) Why is a scythe known as a symbol of death, when it is/was a tool for harvest?

407 upvotes • Scottish_Goku

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Where Rhinos ever used in war? By which armies? How effective were they?	407	MordorsFinest
How did Nazi germany justify the fact that Egypt, Persia and Greece had sophisticated civilizations much earlier than Germanics and how did they come to terms with the existence of Rome?	407	[deleted]
My grandfather was a pilot during WWII, and i was told that he did something called "flying the Hump." What specifically would this entail? Why is this significant?	407	Azul788
Did slaves actually build the white house? If not who did?	407	kjvlv
When the Romans signed treaties with foreign powers what sort of form did they take? Was there an oath swearing or religious aspect to it? Or was it more pure, technical diplomacy?	407	DuckFacedMonkey
Ancient Goths - What was their whole deal?	407	MaesterBarth
How did the Europeans manage to pull of the First Crusade?	407	bananameltdown
In the medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings, eighth-century Afghanistan features a sun-worshiping religion called Zunism. What was this religion like in real life? What do we know about it?	407	Lithide
Did nobles in medieval Europe have worse teeth than peasants because of all the salt and sugar?	407	TheJawsDog
(Not sure if this is the right Subreddit for this) Why is a scythe known as a symbol of death, when it is/was a tool for harvest?	407	Scottish_Goku