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Why were the East German secret police (STASI) unable to stop the peaceful revolution of 1989 that resulted in German reunification?

208 upvotes • GoldenRaysWanderer

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Before the battle of Marathon, why did Athens send a runner to Sparta, 225 km away, without a horse, if time was of the essence?

207 upvotes • Stye88

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How did field armies throughout history deal with hydration?

207 upvotes • 1ngs0c

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Throughout my elementary, junior high, and high school years, Asia was always suspiciously absent when studying "World History." Why is that? And as a recovering ignoramus, where could I find a good primer on the eastern empires?

207 upvotes • newpong

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How did harbors work 300+ years ago?

207 upvotes • shift1186

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Why did Mikhail Gorbachev's moves to reform the Soviet Union crash the country instead of giving the country a boost like Deng Xiaoping and China?

207 upvotes • Parrallax91

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As absolutely atrocious as the Holocaust was, did the murder of those people with disabilities lead to a lower rate of those born with hereditary birth defects in modern Germany?

207 upvotes • 413413

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During WW2, how was the traffic between Switzerland and other countries handled?

207 upvotes • kaaz54

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How did Portugal survive as a country being surrounded by Spain?

207 upvotes • MisterSanitation

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What did the Picts look like when they were fully tattooed (or painted)?

207 upvotes • A_Rude_Canadian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were the East German secret police (STASI) unable to stop the peaceful revolution of 1989 that resulted in German reunification?	208	GoldenRaysWanderer
Before the battle of Marathon, why did Athens send a runner to Sparta, 225 km away, without a horse, if time was of the essence?	207	Stye88
How did field armies throughout history deal with hydration?	207	1ngs0c
Throughout my elementary, junior high, and high school years, Asia was always suspiciously absent when studying "World History." Why is that? And as a recovering ignoramus, where could I find a good primer on the eastern empires?	207	newpong
How did harbors work 300+ years ago?	207	shift1186
Why did Mikhail Gorbachev's moves to reform the Soviet Union crash the country instead of giving the country a boost like Deng Xiaoping and China?	207	Parrallax91
As absolutely atrocious as the Holocaust was, did the murder of those people with disabilities lead to a lower rate of those born with hereditary birth defects in modern Germany?	207	413413
During WW2, how was the traffic between Switzerland and other countries handled?	207	kaaz54
How did Portugal survive as a country being surrounded by Spain?	207	MisterSanitation
What did the Picts look like when they were fully tattooed (or painted)?	207	A_Rude_Canadian