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A common strategy game trope is that spearmen counter cavalry. Historically, does this hold up?

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What led to the decline of social dance in the US?

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In the Odyssey, Odysseus is instructed to take an oar inland until he meets someone who's never seen an oar before. Do we have any indication that this story was ever told or written down?

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I've heard that, just before the First World War, the world had reached a level of globalization not equaled again until the 1990s. How true is this?

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What was language education like in the early 20th century? Was it common for public schools to teach a second language?

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How did settler colonialism develop?

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This modern statue of Pachacuti features two depictions of the sun with rectangular eyes. Where does this design come from? Do any Inca sun images still exist?

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How similar was the food at royal courts in the 18th-19th centuries to food eaten today?

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How did race come to be so much more important than class in the 19th-century US?

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How did the Medicis make their money?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A common strategy game trope is that spearmen counter cavalry. Historically, does this hold up?	214
What led to the decline of social dance in the US?	117
In the Odyssey, Odysseus is instructed to take an oar inland until he meets someone who's never seen an oar before. Do we have any indication that this story was ever told or written down?	82
I've heard that, just before the First World War, the world had reached a level of globalization not equaled again until the 1990s. How true is this?	34
What was language education like in the early 20th century? Was it common for public schools to teach a second language?	14
How did settler colonialism develop?	11
This modern statue of Pachacuti features two depictions of the sun with rectangular eyes. Where does this design come from? Do any Inca sun images still exist?	9
How similar was the food at royal courts in the 18th-19th centuries to food eaten today?	8
How did race come to be so much more important than class in the 19th-century US?	7
How did the Medicis make their money?	6