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How Did Soldiers Handle the Noise of Combat During the World Wars?

3066 upvotes • amtoyumtimmy

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Mods at /r/worldnews are permabanning anyone who says the Holodomor does not qualify as genocide. Is it the dominant view among historians that the Holodomor was a deliberate effort by Soviet authorities to exterminate one or more ethnic groups?

3066 upvotes • GearheadGaming

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I'm a knight who was injured in a battle/joust/whatever. I think the cause is faulty armor. Is there "blacksmith malpractice?" What's my recourse?

3065 upvotes • PepperoniFire

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Do we know anything about extrajudicial killings of Nazis after WW2?

3065 upvotes • SirJohnMandeville

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Did people in the 1920s have "'80s parties" where they dressed like it was the 1880s? What about people in the 1820s and "'80s parties" representing the 1780s, etc.? More generally, how did people in the past view the aesthetics and culture of the further-past, and what is the origin of "decades"?

3065 upvotes • KingAlfredOfEngland

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In 1897 there were a quarter of a million US saloons, or 23 for every Starbucks franchise today. Every back alley and country crossroads had one, and they were the go-to option for socializing business meetings, and politics. What was the impact when the US made them illegal during prohibition?

3064 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Given Nazi Germany’s hatred of disabled people, what happened to soldiers with debilitating war wounds? Were they seen as heroes to be celebrated, or burdens on society to be thrown away?

3064 upvotes • George4Mayor86

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Has any other country developed the nuclear bomb independently, or can all nuclear countries trace their arsenal to the Manhattan Project

3063 upvotes • The_Real_MCSquared

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Why did some of the days of the week end up being named after Norse Gods while others were named after Roman ones?

3062 upvotes • the_hoagie

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I am the lowest ranking international master at Chess in 2020. I wake up and find myself in the 1920's chess scene. What am I able to revolutionize in theory?

3062 upvotes • RustedCorpse

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How Did Soldiers Handle the Noise of Combat During the World Wars?	3066	amtoyumtimmy
Mods at /r/worldnews are permabanning anyone who says the Holodomor does not qualify as genocide. Is it the dominant view among historians that the Holodomor was a deliberate effort by Soviet authorities to exterminate one or more ethnic groups?	3066	GearheadGaming
I'm a knight who was injured in a battle/joust/whatever. I think the cause is faulty armor. Is there "blacksmith malpractice?" What's my recourse?	3065	PepperoniFire
Do we know anything about extrajudicial killings of Nazis after WW2?	3065	SirJohnMandeville
Did people in the 1920s have "'80s parties" where they dressed like it was the 1880s? What about people in the 1820s and "'80s parties" representing the 1780s, etc.? More generally, how did people in the past view the aesthetics and culture of the further-past, and what is the origin of "decades"?	3065	KingAlfredOfEngland
In 1897 there were a quarter of a million US saloons, or 23 for every Starbucks franchise today. Every back alley and country crossroads had one, and they were the go-to option for socializing business meetings, and politics. What was the impact when the US made them illegal during prohibition?	3064	RusticBohemian
Given Nazi Germany’s hatred of disabled people, what happened to soldiers with debilitating war wounds? Were they seen as heroes to be celebrated, or burdens on society to be thrown away?	3064	George4Mayor86
Has any other country developed the nuclear bomb independently, or can all nuclear countries trace their arsenal to the Manhattan Project	3063	The_Real_MCSquared
Why did some of the days of the week end up being named after Norse Gods while others were named after Roman ones?	3062	the_hoagie
I am the lowest ranking international master at Chess in 2020. I wake up and find myself in the 1920's chess scene. What am I able to revolutionize in theory?	3062	RustedCorpse