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Why did the Roman legions prefer swords as a primary fighting weapon?

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How is it that Alexander’s phalanx, with long two-handed spears and relatively closer formation and lighter armour/shields than other heavy troops, wasn’t devastated by archery?

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Is there an evolutionary reason behind deciduous trees’ vibrant fall colours?

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What role did the Roman-Jewish wars play in the rise of early Christianity?

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Were dromaeosaurs like velociraptor secondarily flightless, and all that implies?

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What came first, ribosomes or DNA?

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When and how did fur evolve?

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Why don’t archaea cause diseases?

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What did the equivalent of a grassland landscape look like before grass evolved?

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How strong is the Bernoulli effect in creating lift v. air simply being deflected downward?

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