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Did Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto truly say ""You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass."? Or is this just a misquote?

197 upvotes • VaporofPoseidon

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In the Bible, Moses tells the Israelites to kill the men and non virgin women, and to keep the virgin women for themselves. What happened to these women? Were they expected to assimilate to Jewish customs? Did some follow their own beliefs in secret? Did any openly rebel against their situation?

197 upvotes • cordis_melum

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How and why is the fourth oldest mosque in the world in China?

197 upvotes • lelimaboy

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The Royal Navy had awesome names for vessels during 'the age of sail'. Was it deliberate policy to pick 'cool' names, or do they just look cool in hindsight? Is there any evidence/minutes of deliberations about picking one name over another because it was cool?

197 upvotes • dog_solitude

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We know Columbus didn't expect to find a new continent, but did anyone on Eurasia for any reason believe in the existence of such a continent in 1492?

197 upvotes • Flyingskwerl

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Did the Aztecs willingly go to their sacrificial deaths?

197 upvotes • _birdonawire

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I talked to someone from Turkey and she claimed that most Turkish historians do not support the theory of the Armenian genocide. Is that true?

197 upvotes • mumubird

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How was the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire and the return of the territory to France after WWI perceived by the local population? Was there resistance or separatist movements during both German and French rule?

197 upvotes • _Fredder_

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Did strangers really talk to each other in public back in the 'good old days'?

197 upvotes • toefirefire

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Aesthetics of History: I love reading about WWII, but despise reading about WWI. How can people have a favorite world war? Larger question: how do innate aesthetic preferences shape both the study of history and the role of history in the popular imagination?

197 upvotes • jetpacksforall

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Did Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto truly say ""You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass."? Or is this just a misquote?	197	VaporofPoseidon
In the Bible, Moses tells the Israelites to kill the men and non virgin women, and to keep the virgin women for themselves. What happened to these women? Were they expected to assimilate to Jewish customs? Did some follow their own beliefs in secret? Did any openly rebel against their situation?	197	cordis_melum
How and why is the fourth oldest mosque in the world in China?	197	lelimaboy
The Royal Navy had awesome names for vessels during 'the age of sail'. Was it deliberate policy to pick 'cool' names, or do they just look cool in hindsight? Is there any evidence/minutes of deliberations about picking one name over another because it was cool?	197	dog_solitude
We know Columbus didn't expect to find a new continent, but did anyone on Eurasia for any reason believe in the existence of such a continent in 1492?	197	Flyingskwerl
Did the Aztecs willingly go to their sacrificial deaths?	197	_birdonawire
I talked to someone from Turkey and she claimed that most Turkish historians do not support the theory of the Armenian genocide. Is that true?	197	mumubird
How was the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire and the return of the territory to France after WWI perceived by the local population? Was there resistance or separatist movements during both German and French rule?	197	_Fredder_
Did strangers really talk to each other in public back in the 'good old days'?	197	toefirefire
Aesthetics of History: I love reading about WWII, but despise reading about WWI. How can people have a favorite world war? Larger question: how do innate aesthetic preferences shape both the study of history and the role of history in the popular imagination?	197	jetpacksforall