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There was significant cultural osmosis between Japan and China during the former's ancient and medieval periods, so why did it take until the 1300s for Japan to stop hollowing out logs to use as ocean going vessels?

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Why did Roman Legions favour javelins and shortswords over a weapon such as a spear?

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Camouflage for standard infantry wasn't widely adopted by European armies until the turn of the 20th century, so why did both sides of the American Civil War settle on relatively drab uniforms 40 years earlier?

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There was significant cultural osmosis between Japan and China during the former's ancient and medieval periods, so why did it take until the 1300s for Japan to stop hollowing out logs to use as ocean going vessels?	166	AskHistorians
Why did Roman Legions favour javelins and shortswords over a weapon such as a spear?	10	AskHistorians
Camouflage for standard infantry wasn't widely adopted by European armies until the turn of the 20th century, so why did both sides of the American Civil War settle on relatively drab uniforms 40 years earlier?	7	AskHistorians