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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?

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

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Before modern dentistry, did everyone just have shitty teeth?

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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
I've heard people say that "Coca-Cola invented Santa Claus." How much truth is there to this?	13
Before modern dentistry, did everyone just have shitty teeth?	2