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How did the US machine tooling industry cope with the loss of German materials during the world wars?

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What threat did Eisenhower have in mind when he jumpstarted the Interstate Highway System?

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Is there a technological reason balloons capable of lifting a man didn't appear until relatively late in history?

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How was El Cid able to find work so easily with his former Muslim enemies after his exile? How would this have been viewed from a political or even religious viewpoint?

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Was "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" made up out of whole cloth, or was there an extant version of the story that Irving adapted?

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I'm reading a history of the Plantagenets, and I was wondering - was the kingship of England seen as sort of a cash cow to retain their French holdings?

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Would a rather urban-minded Pilgrim, fresh from life in the Netherlands, know how to build his own home?

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What was the purpose of mounted infantry, roundabouts 1066-1300 or so?

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How did the slur "chicken" come to mean a coward?

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What advantage did the Zulus' shortened stabbing spear have over other tribes' weaponry? How did it compete realistically with a firearm tipped with a bayonet?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the US machine tooling industry cope with the loss of German materials during the world wars?	37
What threat did Eisenhower have in mind when he jumpstarted the Interstate Highway System?	35
Is there a technological reason balloons capable of lifting a man didn't appear until relatively late in history?	33
How was El Cid able to find work so easily with his former Muslim enemies after his exile? How would this have been viewed from a political or even religious viewpoint?	32
Was "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" made up out of whole cloth, or was there an extant version of the story that Irving adapted?	24
I'm reading a history of the Plantagenets, and I was wondering - was the kingship of England seen as sort of a cash cow to retain their French holdings?	24
Would a rather urban-minded Pilgrim, fresh from life in the Netherlands, know how to build his own home?	21
What was the purpose of mounted infantry, roundabouts 1066-1300 or so?	20
How did the slur "chicken" come to mean a coward?	18
What advantage did the Zulus' shortened stabbing spear have over other tribes' weaponry? How did it compete realistically with a firearm tipped with a bayonet?	18