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How did Romans do math without a decimal based number system? Resubmitted because There were no answers the first time.

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Napoleon is attributed with saying: "What is history but fable agreed upon?" What are some historic events which may not have happened the way we think they did?

148 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Field Marshall Mikhail Kutuzov was shot through the temples on two seperate occasions and survived. How is this possible given the caliber of firearms of the time and the near sureity of a gunshot wound to the head being fatal?

90 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is the Russian Far East so sparsely populated?

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What is the most recent example of a leader of a nation killed on the field of battle?

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How would food (specifically bread) from republican Rome compare with modern day food?

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In a tavern, how did peasants pay for drinks in the middle ages?

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Exactly how crazy was Nero? (X-Post from /r/TIL)

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What did the CIA expect the result of The Bay of Pigs invasion to be?

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Why was Africa not colonized on a wide scale prior to 1492?

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How did Romans do math without a decimal based number system? Resubmitted because There were no answers the first time.	761	AskHistorians
Napoleon is attributed with saying: "What is history but fable agreed upon?" What are some historic events which may not have happened the way we think they did?	148	AskHistorians
Field Marshall Mikhail Kutuzov was shot through the temples on two seperate occasions and survived. How is this possible given the caliber of firearms of the time and the near sureity of a gunshot wound to the head being fatal?	90	AskHistorians
Why is the Russian Far East so sparsely populated?	85	AskHistorians
What is the most recent example of a leader of a nation killed on the field of battle?	77	AskHistorians
How would food (specifically bread) from republican Rome compare with modern day food?	73	AskHistorians
In a tavern, how did peasants pay for drinks in the middle ages?	72	AskHistorians
Exactly how crazy was Nero? (X-Post from /r/TIL)	65	AskHistorians
What did the CIA expect the result of The Bay of Pigs invasion to be?	51	AskHistorians
Why was Africa not colonized on a wide scale prior to 1492?	49	AskHistorians