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Did arms dealing as private enterprise exist in medieval (or pre-modern firearms) eras, more than just a smith producing swords for the king's army. When did the "Lord of War" style arms dealing become significant?

785 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is colonialism responsible for terrible circumstances in some countries and not others?

56 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Two mind readers are simultaneously reading the other's thoughts, including what the other ia reading from their own mind.

10 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Why was Gerard de Athys thrown out in the Magna Carta?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Time travel has been invented, but it is very expensive and only the privileged have access to it. One of them is currently engaged in a lawsuit with his past/future self for defamation of character.

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In regions/societies that developed language that reads right-to-left, is there evidence of a greater proportion of left-handedness?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Binary systems - why only stars?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

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What chemicals am I tasting when I eat or drink something "smoky"?

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Rechargable battery lifetimes

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Why is it that when presented with text and a picture of a well-known person, we instinctively "hear" the text as spoken by that person?

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Did arms dealing as private enterprise exist in medieval (or pre-modern firearms) eras, more than just a smith producing swords for the king's army. When did the "Lord of War" style arms dealing become significant?	785	AskHistorians
Why is colonialism responsible for terrible circumstances in some countries and not others?	56	AskHistorians
[WP] Two mind readers are simultaneously reading the other's thoughts, including what the other ia reading from their own mind.	10	WritingPrompts
Why was Gerard de Athys thrown out in the Magna Carta?	8	AskHistorians
[WP] Time travel has been invented, but it is very expensive and only the privileged have access to it. One of them is currently engaged in a lawsuit with his past/future self for defamation of character.	7	WritingPrompts
In regions/societies that developed language that reads right-to-left, is there evidence of a greater proportion of left-handedness?	7	AskHistorians
Binary systems - why only stars?	1	askscience
What chemicals am I tasting when I eat or drink something "smoky"?	1	askscience
Rechargable battery lifetimes	1	askscience
Why is it that when presented with text and a picture of a well-known person, we instinctively "hear" the text as spoken by that person?	0	askscience