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How much power did the child/teen monarchs have in Medieval Europe or Ancient Egypt?

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When did firearms overtake the bow and arrow as the main hunting tool in Europe and North America?

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How did King Leopold's troops cut off the hands of so many Congolese and how did they see so little resistance?

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How did high value targets(Heads of State, Secretaries/Ministers, Generals) cross the ocean in WW2 without the risk of getting torpedoed?

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Which font was used in government documents since WW2 until the early 60s?

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At what point, steel steamships completely replaced the wooden sailships, what was the last British naval ship to have sails, and what was the last steam propelled ship of the Royal Navy and when was it built?

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What happened to such a large surplus of trained pilots after World War II? What percentage of them found employment as civilian pilots and what percentage never flew an airplane again in their lives?

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How was the non-trench warfare of World War I was like?

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Was a Christian religious minister ever lynched in the US?

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How old is the gun culture and laws of the US? Would buying a firearm in 1800 or 1900 Europe be considerably harder than in US?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much power did the child/teen monarchs have in Medieval Europe or Ancient Egypt?	13	AskHistorians
When did firearms overtake the bow and arrow as the main hunting tool in Europe and North America?	13	AskHistorians
How did King Leopold's troops cut off the hands of so many Congolese and how did they see so little resistance?	12	AskHistorians
How did high value targets(Heads of State, Secretaries/Ministers, Generals) cross the ocean in WW2 without the risk of getting torpedoed?	12	AskHistorians
Which font was used in government documents since WW2 until the early 60s?	10	AskHistorians
At what point, steel steamships completely replaced the wooden sailships, what was the last British naval ship to have sails, and what was the last steam propelled ship of the Royal Navy and when was it built?	9	AskHistorians
What happened to such a large surplus of trained pilots after World War II? What percentage of them found employment as civilian pilots and what percentage never flew an airplane again in their lives?	9	AskHistorians
How was the non-trench warfare of World War I was like?	9	AskHistorians
Was a Christian religious minister ever lynched in the US?	8	AskHistorians
How old is the gun culture and laws of the US? Would buying a firearm in 1800 or 1900 Europe be considerably harder than in US?	8	AskHistorians