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How would an ordinary ~$20 knife from a sporting good store compare to a knife from say the 1300 A.D. in terms of quality, workmanship, and how well it could hold an edge?

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When Europeans brought diseases to the new world, how come Europeans themselves didn't get sick from diseases specific to the new world?

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In the movie the Reventant, characters are often shown walking around in rivers with their boots still on. Did frontiersmen actually do this, and were they not afraid of frost bite or foot fungus from soggy boots/socks?

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What was Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula's end goal by starting a war with Mehmed 2 and the Ottomans?

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Has there ever been and speculation or research done regarding the hypothetical scenario of how native Americans would have ended up if the Americans weren't discovered until much later?

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Why is Iran the way it is?

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At the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, why did the Prussians/Germans not move in and take more land from France?

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Did Lansford Hastings suffer any consequences for leading the Donner party and other emigrants down Hastings Cutoff?

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If people in midevil times drank beer and wine to avoid contaminated water, how did they not constantly dehydrate from all the alcohol they consumed?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How would an ordinary ~$20 knife from a sporting good store compare to a knife from say the 1300 A.D. in terms of quality, workmanship, and how well it could hold an edge?	3050
When Europeans brought diseases to the new world, how come Europeans themselves didn't get sick from diseases specific to the new world?	35
In the movie the Reventant, characters are often shown walking around in rivers with their boots still on. Did frontiersmen actually do this, and were they not afraid of frost bite or foot fungus from soggy boots/socks?	7
What was Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula's end goal by starting a war with Mehmed 2 and the Ottomans?	6
Has there ever been and speculation or research done regarding the hypothetical scenario of how native Americans would have ended up if the Americans weren't discovered until much later?	3
Why is Iran the way it is?	1
At the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, why did the Prussians/Germans not move in and take more land from France?	1
Did Lansford Hastings suffer any consequences for leading the Donner party and other emigrants down Hastings Cutoff?	1
If people in midevil times drank beer and wine to avoid contaminated water, how did they not constantly dehydrate from all the alcohol they consumed?	0