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

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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?

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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?

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

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before uniforms how did armies avoid 'friendly fire'?

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did castles have permanent head spikes?

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Richards III wounds, are they common?

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How expensive were arrows, and how many did your average archer take into battle.	461
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
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
Before there were uniforms, how did armies avoid 'friendly fire'	49
before uniforms how did armies avoid 'friendly fire'?	2
did castles have permanent head spikes?	2
Richards III wounds, are they common?	0