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Why did the Germans not use Diesel engines instead of Petrol engines? (during World War 2)

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How did Carolus XII of Sweden manage to defeat both, Denmark-Norway, Poland-Lithuania and Russia(though not completely) all by himself? Did he do anything special to manage this?

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What was love really like in the Middle Ages?

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In 1547 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V closes a truce with the Ottoman Empire. How long did it take for all it's empire and Spanish forces to get this message and how did they do it?

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During the ancient age; How uniform was the metallurgy between Greek city states and did any city state had better armor and weapon in terms of metal quality?

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When is a Wikipedia article 'reliable'?

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Did it happen that a WW2 US soldier got to fight both on the Pacific and in Europe, and if so, are there any examples on this?

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You know those sci-fi stripbooks about the year 2000, with flying cars and stuff. But are there more sources in history on what people thought how the year 2000 would look like?

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How did the common people (farmers) notice the Roman government was fallen, 476CE, and how did it change life for them?

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Was it common for 12th century cities to have guards on every corner, with full armor, just standing there to 'guard'? How common was this?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did the Germans not use Diesel engines instead of Petrol engines? (during World War 2)	197
How did Carolus XII of Sweden manage to defeat both, Denmark-Norway, Poland-Lithuania and Russia(though not completely) all by himself? Did he do anything special to manage this?	161
What was love really like in the Middle Ages?	116
In 1547 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V closes a truce with the Ottoman Empire. How long did it take for all it's empire and Spanish forces to get this message and how did they do it?	51
During the ancient age; How uniform was the metallurgy between Greek city states and did any city state had better armor and weapon in terms of metal quality?	42
When is a Wikipedia article 'reliable'?	38
Did it happen that a WW2 US soldier got to fight both on the Pacific and in Europe, and if so, are there any examples on this?	31
You know those sci-fi stripbooks about the year 2000, with flying cars and stuff. But are there more sources in history on what people thought how the year 2000 would look like?	31
How did the common people (farmers) notice the Roman government was fallen, 476CE, and how did it change life for them?	26
Was it common for 12th century cities to have guards on every corner, with full armor, just standing there to 'guard'? How common was this?	16