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It's generally taken for granted in sci-fi that a space military would basically be naval, with cruisers and frigates in fleets led by captains and admirals. Given that there has never been a space military, how did this assumption develop?

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In "Cunk on Earth", Egyptologist Tyledesly says "I don't think they had many homeless people in ancient Egypt. People looked after each other, I think." Did ancient Egypt (or other ancient societies) not experience homelessness as we know it today?

2097 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How were the people and communities that lived near but outside Hiroshima and Nagasaki (and the area affected by radiation) affected by the dropping of the Atomic bombs?

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If there was two 3D civilizations, that shared only one dimension, how would the actions of one effect the other?

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It's generally taken for granted in sci-fi that a space military would basically be naval, with cruisers and frigates in fleets led by captains and admirals. Given that there has never been a space military, how did this assumption develop?	4203	AskHistorians
In "Cunk on Earth", Egyptologist Tyledesly says "I don't think they had many homeless people in ancient Egypt. People looked after each other, I think." Did ancient Egypt (or other ancient societies) not experience homelessness as we know it today?	2097	AskHistorians
How were the people and communities that lived near but outside Hiroshima and Nagasaki (and the area affected by radiation) affected by the dropping of the Atomic bombs?	1	AskHistorians
If there was two 3D civilizations, that shared only one dimension, how would the actions of one effect the other?	1	askscience