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You're a Roman career soldier who has just received a crippling injury in the line of duty and will not be able to continue - was there any sort of pension/monetary compensation for them?

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Was any medically useful data taken from the experiments being performed on Nazi concentration camp prisoners?

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Did the Hellenistic/Ptolemaic Egyptians continue to practice mummification?

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Which Classical/Ancient societies can modern-day Russians trace their cultural/Ethnic roots to?

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In Roman times, what would happen if a soldier was wounded during campaign? Would they get sent home, or be expected to continue on with the army?

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Let's say a Maple tree descended from several generations in Australia were moved to Canada. Would it then shed its leaves in the summer and keep them during the winter? Or would it adapt?

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Is there any evidence of Soviet troops shooting 'barrier troops' while retreating during Order 227?

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How would 2-handed combat, such as with a Zweihander, in 16th-Century Europe have worked, Logistically?

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Least easily explained consequences of interaction between galaxy and what happens when a spectral line of a galaxy broadens?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
You're a Roman career soldier who has just received a crippling injury in the line of duty and will not be able to continue - was there any sort of pension/monetary compensation for them?	1283	AskHistorians
Was any medically useful data taken from the experiments being performed on Nazi concentration camp prisoners?	60	AskHistorians
Did the Hellenistic/Ptolemaic Egyptians continue to practice mummification?	14	AskHistorians
Which Classical/Ancient societies can modern-day Russians trace their cultural/Ethnic roots to?	14	AskHistorians
In Roman times, what would happen if a soldier was wounded during campaign? Would they get sent home, or be expected to continue on with the army?	11	AskHistorians
Let's say a Maple tree descended from several generations in Australia were moved to Canada. Would it then shed its leaves in the summer and keep them during the winter? Or would it adapt?	1	askscience
Is there any evidence of Soviet troops shooting 'barrier troops' while retreating during Order 227?	1	AskHistorians
How would 2-handed combat, such as with a Zweihander, in 16th-Century Europe have worked, Logistically?	1	AskHistorians
Least easily explained consequences of interaction between galaxy and what happens when a spectral line of a galaxy broadens?	1	askscience