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Did Medieval armor and weapons have "specs", like we have for cars or computers? Did Knights or other fighters compare specs when choosing what to use, and discuss their "builds" with their Knight friends?

734 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You look in the mirror this morning to find you've undergone a sudden and bizarre transformation. But the strangest thing is that nobody else seems to notice.

42 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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How does folding steel make it stronger?

38 upvotes • r/askscience

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I've heard people say that "Coca-Cola invented Santa Claus." How much truth is there to this?

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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So what would it take to turn lead into gold?

6 upvotes • r/askscience

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Before modern dentistry, did everyone just have shitty teeth?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Medieval armor and weapons have "specs", like we have for cars or computers? Did Knights or other fighters compare specs when choosing what to use, and discuss their "builds" with their Knight friends?	734	AskHistorians
[WP] You look in the mirror this morning to find you've undergone a sudden and bizarre transformation. But the strangest thing is that nobody else seems to notice.	42	WritingPrompts
How does folding steel make it stronger?	38	askscience
I've heard people say that "Coca-Cola invented Santa Claus." How much truth is there to this?	13	AskHistorians
So what would it take to turn lead into gold?	6	askscience
Before modern dentistry, did everyone just have shitty teeth?	2	AskHistorians