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When did righty become tighty and lefty loosey?

372 upvotes • askingquestions4u

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In movie, sieges on castles often depict arrows randomly flying into the crowds. Wouldn't they be more likely to aim at those carrying the siege equipment? How were those men even able to make it to the castle walls with such targets on them?

372 upvotes • AsianEgo

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It's 1680 in Würzburg. I ask a man what country he lives in. What does he respond?

372 upvotes • HayRoss

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Alcohol is banned in Islam. How successful has the Islamic civilization been at combatting the consumption of booze?

372 upvotes • Thucydides1987

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In medieval times, would foreign brides come with or be given a translator for their husband's native tongue?

372 upvotes • Applejack244

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The US lost just over 50,000 in both World War 1 and Vietnam. The latter prompted widespread outrage at the number of casualties, whereas we hear little about the former. What shifted in the American psyche between those conflicts? Why is the US more casualty averse today?

372 upvotes • prk0991

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What actually happened economically and politically when East India Company, the original Too Big To Fail monolith, failed or was forced to end/split?

372 upvotes • kleptomancer

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Before modern communication (radio, TV, internet etc), how where people informed about the treaty of a war? For example did some Prussian guy just ride in Silesia after the Silesian war and say "Hey guys! You're all Prussian now. Alright, cya!" How did people usually react to this?

372 upvotes • AnEdgyPie

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As a European, the American Segregation seems so surreal to me. They fought a civil war to abolish slavery, in WW2 they fought an enemy doing even worse things in the name of race, their constitution says everyone is equal. Then why did they keep opressing the blacks for so long?

372 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Lee Harvey Oswald tried to kill Edwin Walker before he killed JFK. How significant of a political figure was Edwin Walker? I'm familiar with what he did from wikipedia but would the average American have known about him? Would his death have been big news?

372 upvotes • StephenIrelandsGran

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When did righty become tighty and lefty loosey?	372	askingquestions4u
In movie, sieges on castles often depict arrows randomly flying into the crowds. Wouldn't they be more likely to aim at those carrying the siege equipment? How were those men even able to make it to the castle walls with such targets on them?	372	AsianEgo
It's 1680 in Würzburg. I ask a man what country he lives in. What does he respond?	372	HayRoss
Alcohol is banned in Islam. How successful has the Islamic civilization been at combatting the consumption of booze?	372	Thucydides1987
In medieval times, would foreign brides come with or be given a translator for their husband's native tongue?	372	Applejack244
The US lost just over 50,000 in both World War 1 and Vietnam. The latter prompted widespread outrage at the number of casualties, whereas we hear little about the former. What shifted in the American psyche between those conflicts? Why is the US more casualty averse today?	372	prk0991
What actually happened economically and politically when East India Company, the original Too Big To Fail monolith, failed or was forced to end/split?	372	kleptomancer
Before modern communication (radio, TV, internet etc), how where people informed about the treaty of a war? For example did some Prussian guy just ride in Silesia after the Silesian war and say "Hey guys! You're all Prussian now. Alright, cya!" How did people usually react to this?	372	AnEdgyPie
As a European, the American Segregation seems so surreal to me. They fought a civil war to abolish slavery, in WW2 they fought an enemy doing even worse things in the name of race, their constitution says everyone is equal. Then why did they keep opressing the blacks for so long?	372	Pashahlis
Lee Harvey Oswald tried to kill Edwin Walker before he killed JFK. How significant of a political figure was Edwin Walker? I'm familiar with what he did from wikipedia but would the average American have known about him? Would his death have been big news?	372	StephenIrelandsGran