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How expensive were arrows, and how many did your average archer take into battle.

461 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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just learned that Pablo Picasso was born 'Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso'. Was this unusual for late 19th century Spain?

291 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[OC] R&D

269 upvotes • r/HFY

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I read/heard somewhere that the main reason why the Catholic church forbid its priests to marry was to stop any descendants from claiming inheritance. Is there any truth to it?

210 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is fish meat white while meat from mamals is red?

73 upvotes • r/askscience

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Before there were uniforms, how did armies avoid 'friendly fire'

49 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[misc] In celebration of reaching 10k lets look back at the great stories of old

43 upvotes • r/HFY

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how do things exposed to radiation become radioactive?

37 upvotes • r/askscience

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[CW] Write a story using the longest most complicated words you can.

14 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Are all mammals equally warm blooded? and what makes 37° so ideal?

9 upvotes • r/askscience

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How expensive were arrows, and how many did your average archer take into battle.	461	AskHistorians
just learned that Pablo Picasso was born 'Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso'. Was this unusual for late 19th century Spain?	291	AskHistorians
[OC] R&D	269	HFY
I read/heard somewhere that the main reason why the Catholic church forbid its priests to marry was to stop any descendants from claiming inheritance. Is there any truth to it?	210	AskHistorians
Why is fish meat white while meat from mamals is red?	73	askscience
Before there were uniforms, how did armies avoid 'friendly fire'	49	AskHistorians
[misc] In celebration of reaching 10k lets look back at the great stories of old	43	HFY
how do things exposed to radiation become radioactive?	37	askscience
[CW] Write a story using the longest most complicated words you can.	14	WritingPrompts
Are all mammals equally warm blooded? and what makes 37° so ideal?	9	askscience