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Why do Amphoras have round bottoms?

64 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I was given a SAK back around 1978. Same tools as a Ranger but the only back tools are the corkscrew and (eyeless) reamer/punch. The main blade is serrated, the short blade is hooked. Discontinued (not on the Victorinox site). It's a unicorn as far as internet searching. Any ideas on the model?

39 upvotes • r/victorinox

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Are there any leaders in world history that might have, by MODERN standards, have been ideal humanistic leaders, taking good care of their people, eschewing empirical war, punishing corruption, dispensing even-handed justice, etc?

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How did former slaves' 'free papers' work in the ante-bellum U.S.?

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Looking for a recommendation for a book about Colonial America / Founding Fathers / Revolutionary War

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Were slaves visiting in the North immediately freed at the outbreak of the Civil War?

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Arrow Fletching - Independent development?

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How long would an standard PC and monitor continue to work after an apocalypse?

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What fuels the motors that re-position satellites? How long does this fuel usually last?

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If ice didn't expand, would it float?

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Why do Amphoras have round bottoms?	64	AskHistorians
I was given a SAK back around 1978. Same tools as a Ranger but the only back tools are the corkscrew and (eyeless) reamer/punch. The main blade is serrated, the short blade is hooked. Discontinued (not on the Victorinox site). It's a unicorn as far as internet searching. Any ideas on the model?	39	victorinox
Are there any leaders in world history that might have, by MODERN standards, have been ideal humanistic leaders, taking good care of their people, eschewing empirical war, punishing corruption, dispensing even-handed justice, etc?	9	AskHistorians
How did former slaves' 'free papers' work in the ante-bellum U.S.?	7	AskHistorians
Looking for a recommendation for a book about Colonial America / Founding Fathers / Revolutionary War	7	AskHistorians
Were slaves visiting in the North immediately freed at the outbreak of the Civil War?	5	AskHistorians
Arrow Fletching - Independent development?	4	AskHistorians
How long would an standard PC and monitor continue to work after an apocalypse?	1	askscience
What fuels the motors that re-position satellites? How long does this fuel usually last?	1	askscience
If ice didn't expand, would it float?	0	askscience