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401 upvotes • [deleted]

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Everything I've read about sieges of castles has said that once the walls were breached, defeat was inevitable. Were any sieges defeated at a castle's secondary defensive positions?

401 upvotes • Uberguuy

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Why were the Chinese Nationalist Party often referred to by English speakers by it's Chinese name, Kuomintang, while the Chinese Communist Party is almost never referred to as the Gonchandang?

401 upvotes • TheBrownMamba1972

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/r/WWI is now open for business! Seeking readers and contributors.

400 upvotes • NMW

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What's the earliest recorded condemnation of racism anywhere in the world?

400 upvotes • Adamj1

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My Japanese friend has made some rather insulting comments about the US lately, specifically over WWII. Was Japan as innocent as he makes them out to be?

400 upvotes • ImAGuyNotAGirl

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I recently heard that the Muslim custom of leaving as little skin exposed as possible was simply a method for avoiding sun burning and sun poisoning, and has only recently become a religious custom. Does anyone know if this is true?

400 upvotes • Dom19

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Will Meghan Markle be the first woman of colour in the House of Windsor?

400 upvotes • passingglans

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The late roman army in 420AD had around 350k soldiers, and yet Egypt and Spain were conquered (in 642AD and 710AD) with less than 15k men. What caused such a massive decline in "warfare scale"?

400 upvotes • maltin

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Article 10 of the Articles of the Confederation says, “If Canada accedes to this confederation, it will be admitted. No other colony could be admitted without the consent of nine states.” Why did Canada not join and why did Congress give Canada an automatic in while other colonies did not?

400 upvotes • BorelandsBeard

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[deleted by user]	401	[deleted]
Everything I've read about sieges of castles has said that once the walls were breached, defeat was inevitable. Were any sieges defeated at a castle's secondary defensive positions?	401	Uberguuy
Why were the Chinese Nationalist Party often referred to by English speakers by it's Chinese name, Kuomintang, while the Chinese Communist Party is almost never referred to as the Gonchandang?	401	TheBrownMamba1972
/r/WWI is now open for business! Seeking readers and contributors.	400	NMW
What's the earliest recorded condemnation of racism anywhere in the world?	400	Adamj1
My Japanese friend has made some rather insulting comments about the US lately, specifically over WWII. Was Japan as innocent as he makes them out to be?	400	ImAGuyNotAGirl
I recently heard that the Muslim custom of leaving as little skin exposed as possible was simply a method for avoiding sun burning and sun poisoning, and has only recently become a religious custom. Does anyone know if this is true?	400	Dom19
Will Meghan Markle be the first woman of colour in the House of Windsor?	400	passingglans
The late roman army in 420AD had around 350k soldiers, and yet Egypt and Spain were conquered (in 642AD and 710AD) with less than 15k men. What caused such a massive decline in "warfare scale"?	400	maltin
Article 10 of the Articles of the Confederation says, “If Canada accedes to this confederation, it will be admitted. No other colony could be admitted without the consent of nine states.” Why did Canada not join and why did Congress give Canada an automatic in while other colonies did not?	400	BorelandsBeard