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What Might the City of Petra looked like in its prime?

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In Anton Chekov's "The Witch", the story mentions a postman carrying a "postman's sword". Was this common gear for late 19th-century Russian postal workers, and what purpose would it have served?

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How did Revolutionary France manage to not get devastated militarily despite facing enemies on all sides, internal infighting/insurrection, and massive defections from their officer corps?

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[Republican-Era China] Available Sources on Feng Yuxiang

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What cultural/religious context was Jonathan Edwards reacting against when he preached his famed "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon?

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Psalm 37:2 of the Bible calls upon YHWH to "take hold of shield and buckler..." Were bucklers frequently used in Ancient Near Eastern warfare? And if so, how come we rarely see them depicted?

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Were there any notable Spanish religious authorities who favored the Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War?

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What do we know what the origins of Parichamuttukali performance? These days it seems to be purely ceremonial, but was this originally practiced as a martial art? How did it come to be associated the Indian Christian community?

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Throughout history, it seems like design aesthetics tend to swing between hipster/artisanal/rugged and uniform/commercialized/interchangeable. Is there any research that looks like the historical-cultural factors that lead society to favor one aesthetic over another?

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Why Weren't U-Boats Used in Combined Fleet Actions During WW1?

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What Might the City of Petra looked like in its prime?	141
In Anton Chekov's "The Witch", the story mentions a postman carrying a "postman's sword". Was this common gear for late 19th-century Russian postal workers, and what purpose would it have served?	46
How did Revolutionary France manage to not get devastated militarily despite facing enemies on all sides, internal infighting/insurrection, and massive defections from their officer corps?	25
[Republican-Era China] Available Sources on Feng Yuxiang	14
What cultural/religious context was Jonathan Edwards reacting against when he preached his famed "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon?	11
Psalm 37:2 of the Bible calls upon YHWH to "take hold of shield and buckler..." Were bucklers frequently used in Ancient Near Eastern warfare? And if so, how come we rarely see them depicted?	9
Were there any notable Spanish religious authorities who favored the Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War?	8
What do we know what the origins of Parichamuttukali performance? These days it seems to be purely ceremonial, but was this originally practiced as a martial art? How did it come to be associated the Indian Christian community?	6
Throughout history, it seems like design aesthetics tend to swing between hipster/artisanal/rugged and uniform/commercialized/interchangeable. Is there any research that looks like the historical-cultural factors that lead society to favor one aesthetic over another?	5
Why Weren't U-Boats Used in Combined Fleet Actions During WW1?	5