Forgive me for such a basic question, but aspects of trench warfare made to the war so horrible for people involved? My great grandfather said the happiest day of his life was when he got shot in the leg and was allowed to leave the trenches. I Know the conditions were bad and sickness was rampant, but still- What Made it so bad that a man would rather take a bullet than stay?

Many famous supporters of Irish republicanism have been Protestant: Wolfe Tone, Henry Grattan, Robert Emmet, and Charles Parnell, to name a few. How did this struggle become (by the time of The Troubles) an almost purely sectarian, Catholic vs. Protestant fight?

This might be a dumb question but lately I have been bombarded by missionaries with all sorts of fliers and pictures of Jesus with a perfectly trimmed beard and moustache and I was wondering - what was shaving actually like at the start of the first century? Were there proper razor blades? Was it fashionable to shave facial hair in a certain way?

Was the liquor they sold more like bourbon (made from corn) or other types of whiskey (made from grains)?

What proof was the liquor, usually? Did saloons sell different proofs?

Was the liquor distilled by the saloon keeper, or by a local distillery? How often was it bought from companies outside the area?

Did any saloons sell beer? If they did, was it brewed locally or by the saloon keeper? Or was it bought from breweries outside the area?

Did they offer anything like the free lunch that saloons back East offered?

Did the local government set any kind of regulations on the saloons, such as not having children or women on the premise, or was that left up to the discretion of the saloon keeper and local custom?

If any tavern patrons got drunk but not rowdy or belligerent, did the saloon keepers ever let them sleep it off in the back?

From reading it on Wikipedia it seems very insignificant compared to Overlord and from what I can tell it captured a small area of land and some German and Italian troops. Did this impact the war in any way?

In episode 8, Pvt. Webster is looked a bit down on because he didn't bust out of the hospital while others did, leading the viewer to believe this was pretty common among the men of Easy Company. How common was this?

Also, when the hospital noticed a patient missing, would this lead to some kind of warrant? If their leaders found out they didn't escape to desert, but reported back to their unit to get back into action, would they generally leave it at that without taking further action?

half an hour? an hour?

Thank you

Ancient ruins can be found in pretty much every other part of the globe that is sufficiently populated today. Another exception maybe Australia.

I'm not referring to chemical substances as poisons and whatnot, neither to heavily treated stuff like leather.

This question popped up in my mind when I was watching some footage with some sea turtles, and I thought to myself that their shells were remarkably similar to heater shields. I never touched the shell of a turtle nor do I know how hard and heavy they would be, but now I'm really curious about them being actually used or not as shields by humans.

I looked for information on the subject, but I didn't found anything worth of note, so I thought I might ask here if anyone knows anything about this. And also if there are any other examples besides the one I'm asking about.

Thanks in advance for you time.

I can't find information on what Kim Jong-Il did to North Korea. Thanks.

How harsh were the taxes American colonists faced? Was it harsh enough to make living very difficult for the Americans or was it more about the principle of the matter?

Say, the Ottomans, the Seljuks, the Ayyubids and other civilisations further east, were they aware of the lack of sanitation, witch hunts and all around sickness? If so, what did they think of the West, was it at all comparable to how the West thought of the East during the colonialist period?

I am listening to an historical fiction audiobook and a character said the phrase "use your brains" to insist that his men acted smartly. Would someone from the 1000-1200 time period know that the organ within the head was used to act intelligently?

Is there any work for women like me to do? Or, will there be someone to provide for me? If I want to marry again how would I do that?