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How good would the average pirate have been as a swordsman? What about as a shot?

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I'm a 15th-century man-at-arms, and I've just finished a day's fighting. I know I'm going to fight again tomorrow. What, if any, overnight maintenance do I do with my equipment?

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What were relations like between the Umayyads in Iberia and the Basques?

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What is the earliest instance of a folding pocket knife as we would recognize it today?

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How did the modern analog clock layout come to be standardized?

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Why were so many notable early blues musicians blind?

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How would a scholar in Imperial China have classified animals, especially non-domesticated ones? Did they have a concept of systematics/phylogeny?

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I'm currently listening to the Cast Recording for the musical 'Hamilton'. What historical liberties does it take that I should be aware of?

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There is a long tradition in the West of considering individuals to be exceptional orators (eg Cicero) . What would have made for an exceptional orator in Imperial China?

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It seems as though baseball is no longer "America's pastime" in the way that it once was. When and how did that process happen?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How good would the average pirate have been as a swordsman? What about as a shot?	275
I'm a 15th-century man-at-arms, and I've just finished a day's fighting. I know I'm going to fight again tomorrow. What, if any, overnight maintenance do I do with my equipment?	206
What were relations like between the Umayyads in Iberia and the Basques?	119
What is the earliest instance of a folding pocket knife as we would recognize it today?	57
How did the modern analog clock layout come to be standardized?	41
Why were so many notable early blues musicians blind?	36
How would a scholar in Imperial China have classified animals, especially non-domesticated ones? Did they have a concept of systematics/phylogeny?	29
I'm currently listening to the Cast Recording for the musical 'Hamilton'. What historical liberties does it take that I should be aware of?	27
There is a long tradition in the West of considering individuals to be exceptional orators (eg Cicero) . What would have made for an exceptional orator in Imperial China?	24
It seems as though baseball is no longer "America's pastime" in the way that it once was. When and how did that process happen?	23