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Was wearing two guns (rather than just one) unusual or notable in the American West?

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Why was the Treaty of Portsmouth so easy on Russia?

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Although Russia was poorly prepared to start WW1 in many ways, she had the second-largest air force in the world. How did this come about? Is there somebody who deserves credit as the "father of Russian Military Aviation?"

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I'm a soldier of the Grande Armee in Russia in July of 1812. Five of my comrades and I have decided to desert. Where can we go? Do we have any sort of a shot at making it to safety? If we got back to France, what would happen to us there?

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Before the advent of baby formula, wealthy women routinely hired wet nurses. What did poor women do? Would other mothers in a town or family or similar have helped out their lactation-challenged acquaintances for free?

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Do the pseudo-live-fire military training exercises in Starship Troopers have any real-world antecedents?

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The film "Midway" shows six or seven Zero fighters being shot down by Dauntless dive-bombers in aerial combat. Was this as common as the movie makes it seem, or even possible?

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"Dragged into court"

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How uniform and standard was the gear of an army of the late Renaissance or 30 years' war?

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Stephen Maturin, an accomplished fictional duelist, is shown using a trick sword with a "spring quillon" to disarm an opponent in a practice bout. Might a duelist of the period have done this kind of dirty trick, and would his peers have looked down on him for it if he did?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was wearing two guns (rather than just one) unusual or notable in the American West?	17	AskHistorians
Why was the Treaty of Portsmouth so easy on Russia?	17	AskHistorians
Although Russia was poorly prepared to start WW1 in many ways, she had the second-largest air force in the world. How did this come about? Is there somebody who deserves credit as the "father of Russian Military Aviation?"	16	AskHistorians
I'm a soldier of the Grande Armee in Russia in July of 1812. Five of my comrades and I have decided to desert. Where can we go? Do we have any sort of a shot at making it to safety? If we got back to France, what would happen to us there?	15	AskHistorians
Before the advent of baby formula, wealthy women routinely hired wet nurses. What did poor women do? Would other mothers in a town or family or similar have helped out their lactation-challenged acquaintances for free?	14	AskHistorians
Do the pseudo-live-fire military training exercises in Starship Troopers have any real-world antecedents?	14	AskHistorians
The film "Midway" shows six or seven Zero fighters being shot down by Dauntless dive-bombers in aerial combat. Was this as common as the movie makes it seem, or even possible?	13	AskHistorians
"Dragged into court"	12	AskHistorians
How uniform and standard was the gear of an army of the late Renaissance or 30 years' war?	11	AskHistorians
Stephen Maturin, an accomplished fictional duelist, is shown using a trick sword with a "spring quillon" to disarm an opponent in a practice bout. Might a duelist of the period have done this kind of dirty trick, and would his peers have looked down on him for it if he did?	10	AskHistorians