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How did pre-modern boxers fight for 50+ Rounds without being knocked out of killed? Was it a lack of knock-out power from worse training and strength? Some difference in the rules or equipment?

222 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Leonardo da Vinci really the strongest man in Florence? Is his training regimen documented?

162 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Teddy Roosevelt apparently sparred with a sumo wrestler and other fighters while president. Was this considered strange in the US or abroad? Are there any sources on how the martial artists felt when asked to fight with the president of the US?

91 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm a typical America office worker from 100 years ago in 1920. What would I probably do for lunch at work?

69 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Could a single Dalek hold Arrakis? (Doctor Who/Dune)

63 upvotes • r/whowouldwin

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I'm a commoner from the middle ages who doesn't live in a major city. Do I know what my king looks like?

56 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Who's the most powerful horror movie villain that the kids from Cobra Kai could take down? (Horror)

48 upvotes • r/whowouldwin

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Lady Jessica (Dune) VS Ozymandias (Watchmen)

45 upvotes • r/whowouldwin

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Why does the stereotypical lion tamer carry a stool or chair with their whip? The whip I understand... the stool less so. Was there one famous lion tamer who did it, or was it a trend? Was there any reason that a stool was used?

41 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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X-Force (Deadpool 2) VS Team One (The Suicide Squad)

17 upvotes • r/whowouldwin

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How did pre-modern boxers fight for 50+ Rounds without being knocked out of killed? Was it a lack of knock-out power from worse training and strength? Some difference in the rules or equipment?	222	AskHistorians
Was Leonardo da Vinci really the strongest man in Florence? Is his training regimen documented?	162	AskHistorians
Teddy Roosevelt apparently sparred with a sumo wrestler and other fighters while president. Was this considered strange in the US or abroad? Are there any sources on how the martial artists felt when asked to fight with the president of the US?	91	AskHistorians
I'm a typical America office worker from 100 years ago in 1920. What would I probably do for lunch at work?	69	AskHistorians
Could a single Dalek hold Arrakis? (Doctor Who/Dune)	63	whowouldwin
I'm a commoner from the middle ages who doesn't live in a major city. Do I know what my king looks like?	56	AskHistorians
Who's the most powerful horror movie villain that the kids from Cobra Kai could take down? (Horror)	48	whowouldwin
Lady Jessica (Dune) VS Ozymandias (Watchmen)	45	whowouldwin
Why does the stereotypical lion tamer carry a stool or chair with their whip? The whip I understand... the stool less so. Was there one famous lion tamer who did it, or was it a trend? Was there any reason that a stool was used?	41	AskHistorians
X-Force (Deadpool 2) VS Team One (The Suicide Squad)	17	whowouldwin