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I remember having read/heard somewhere that during the sengoku period in Japan, Takeda and Uesugi were at war and when Uesugi found out Takeda's army was starving he said "wars should be won with swords (?) not rice" and sent his enemy food, was this historically accurate?

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I remember reading somewhere that in ancient greece crying was considered a masculine act or positive trait in men. Was this true?

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When looking at a map of the British Empire at its peak they seemed so close to world domination. Why did they fail? Was it a lack of ambition, logistics, manpower, internal strife? What factors prevented them from being "so close but so far"?

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The english longbow seems so simple in its design which makes me wonder: Why did it "take so long" for it to be "invented"/taken to proper use?

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I remember reading somewhere that in ancient greek crying was considered a masculine act or positive trait in men. Was this true? Any other cultures that were similar in considering crying a positive trait in men?

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I remember having read/heard somewhere that during the sengoku period in Japan, Takeda and Uesugi were at war and when Uesugi found out Takeda's army was starving he said "wars should be won with swords (?) not rice" and sent his enemy food, was this historically accurate?	39
I remember reading somewhere that in ancient greece crying was considered a masculine act or positive trait in men. Was this true?	12
When looking at a map of the British Empire at its peak they seemed so close to world domination. Why did they fail? Was it a lack of ambition, logistics, manpower, internal strife? What factors prevented them from being "so close but so far"?	3
The english longbow seems so simple in its design which makes me wonder: Why did it "take so long" for it to be "invented"/taken to proper use?	2
I remember reading somewhere that in ancient greek crying was considered a masculine act or positive trait in men. Was this true? Any other cultures that were similar in considering crying a positive trait in men?	1