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What "ended" the Satanic Panic of the 80s, regarding heavy metal, Dungeons and Dragons, etc?

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How did folks keep flour mills from exploding all the time? I'm thinking 1100-1200, when lighting might have been predominantly, well, fire-based.

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Would your average Norseman during the "Viking Age" be able to swim?

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What made barley "the peasant's grain?" Say, in 1300s or so Europe?

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Why are so many pre-modern African bladed weapons so eccentrically shaped?

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Why was Justinian so jealous of Belisarious, to the point that he practically sabotaged his best general's recapture of the West?

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What is the most useful "hard" scientific field to master if you're going to be entering the history field?

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What was the Nazi Germany computer program like? Was there one, or were the British the only ones experimenting with it?

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Were frogmen-type units a thing in early naval gunpowder warfare?

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What happened to the (male) tunic?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What "ended" the Satanic Panic of the 80s, regarding heavy metal, Dungeons and Dragons, etc?	2831
How did folks keep flour mills from exploding all the time? I'm thinking 1100-1200, when lighting might have been predominantly, well, fire-based.	430
Would your average Norseman during the "Viking Age" be able to swim?	58
What made barley "the peasant's grain?" Say, in 1300s or so Europe?	35
Why are so many pre-modern African bladed weapons so eccentrically shaped?	31
Why was Justinian so jealous of Belisarious, to the point that he practically sabotaged his best general's recapture of the West?	24
What is the most useful "hard" scientific field to master if you're going to be entering the history field?	21
What was the Nazi Germany computer program like? Was there one, or were the British the only ones experimenting with it?	19
Were frogmen-type units a thing in early naval gunpowder warfare?	15
What happened to the (male) tunic?	11