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In 1974, the CIA recovered the bodies of six Soviet sailors as part of a top-secret operation. The remains were buried at sea with at least an approximation of full Soviet military honours. Are there any other examples of Cold War adversaries treating 'enemy' dead with similar respect?

3248 upvotes • ModernAustralopith

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Antipope John XXIII was accused and found guilty only of piracy, rape, sodomy, murder and incest after the more scandalous charges were suppressed according to to historian Edward Gibbon. Was there any merit to the accusations? NSFW

3246 upvotes • hariseldon2

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In the middle ages did Jewish people ever fight in medieval armies? Were there Jewish knights?

3245 upvotes • anathoth2000

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In the 1800s young children worked as cabin boys, maids, mill workers, coal miners, etc. In the end, they were still "just" children. Are there any documents referring to temper tantrums? Needing potty breaks? Typical "children" type behavior?

3245 upvotes • MaddieEms

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Happy 3rd Birthday /r/AskHistorians! To celebrate this momentous occasion, you may be jocular in this thread.

3244 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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"Even the Spartans didn't go to sleep at 10(PM)" is a saying which is used to rationalise having a late night out and fun times even while sticking to an austere budget. But what time would the average Spartiate turn in for the night?

3243 upvotes • SevenSixTwoZeroSeven

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My high school US history teacher said the Puritans came here because of religious freedom and persecution--they wanted the religious freedom to continue persecuting people after the Restoration.

3242 upvotes • bjeebus

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Was Fidel Castro a "good guy" for lack of a better term?

3241 upvotes • Frenchie2510

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Were the remains of the elephants lost by Hannibal in the crossing of the Alps ever found?

3239 upvotes • TheDevilChicken

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What was the most hated colonial assignment in the empire for a British soldier?

3236 upvotes • currentmadman

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In 1974, the CIA recovered the bodies of six Soviet sailors as part of a top-secret operation. The remains were buried at sea with at least an approximation of full Soviet military honours. Are there any other examples of Cold War adversaries treating 'enemy' dead with similar respect?	3248	ModernAustralopith
Antipope John XXIII was accused and found guilty only of piracy, rape, sodomy, murder and incest after the more scandalous charges were suppressed according to to historian Edward Gibbon. Was there any merit to the accusations? NSFW	3246	hariseldon2
In the middle ages did Jewish people ever fight in medieval armies? Were there Jewish knights?	3245	anathoth2000
In the 1800s young children worked as cabin boys, maids, mill workers, coal miners, etc. In the end, they were still "just" children. Are there any documents referring to temper tantrums? Needing potty breaks? Typical "children" type behavior?	3245	MaddieEms
Happy 3rd Birthday /r/AskHistorians! To celebrate this momentous occasion, you may be jocular in this thread.	3244	Georgy_K_Zhukov
"Even the Spartans didn't go to sleep at 10(PM)" is a saying which is used to rationalise having a late night out and fun times even while sticking to an austere budget. But what time would the average Spartiate turn in for the night?	3243	SevenSixTwoZeroSeven
My high school US history teacher said the Puritans came here because of religious freedom and persecution--they wanted the religious freedom to continue persecuting people after the Restoration.	3242	bjeebus
Was Fidel Castro a "good guy" for lack of a better term?	3241	Frenchie2510
Were the remains of the elephants lost by Hannibal in the crossing of the Alps ever found?	3239	TheDevilChicken
What was the most hated colonial assignment in the empire for a British soldier?	3236	currentmadman