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An acquaintance of my grandfather use to tell a story once meeting a German soldier during WW2 and them both just walking away instead of shooting. How unusual was that sort of thing?

138 upvotes • grapp

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What is G.J. Meyer talking about? What information about the 1917 French Army mutinies will be unsealed in 2017 by the French government?

138 upvotes • WeDontAlwaysRemember

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When slavery was still legal in America, could black people own slaves?

138 upvotes • Mr_Eggs

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Have any US Presidents other than Nixon considered resigning the Presidency?

138 upvotes • kaisermatias

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Why do so many Academic Historians look down on Military History?

138 upvotes • gmanflnj

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Out of all the musical modes, why did ionian and aeolian mode become standard after the Renaissance?

138 upvotes • Punk_in_drublik

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In pre-Industrial cities, what happened when the sun set? For example, was Rome a city that "never slept," or were the streets extensively lit by lamplight where business went on as usual?

138 upvotes • greatnowthis

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How did Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" - a gibberish parody of contemporary rock ballads - become one of the most famous and celebrated songs of all time?

138 upvotes • Iphikrates

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My history teacher once mentioned, that in the middle ages European forests where so dence, a squirrel could travel from Denmark to the Mediterranean sea without touching the ground. Is that true?

138 upvotes • CallMeAdmiraI

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Why were Protestants so against the canonisation of and praying to saints?

138 upvotes • Microtiagirl

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
An acquaintance of my grandfather use to tell a story once meeting a German soldier during WW2 and them both just walking away instead of shooting. How unusual was that sort of thing?	138	grapp
What is G.J. Meyer talking about? What information about the 1917 French Army mutinies will be unsealed in 2017 by the French government?	138	WeDontAlwaysRemember
When slavery was still legal in America, could black people own slaves?	138	Mr_Eggs
Have any US Presidents other than Nixon considered resigning the Presidency?	138	kaisermatias
Why do so many Academic Historians look down on Military History?	138	gmanflnj
Out of all the musical modes, why did ionian and aeolian mode become standard after the Renaissance?	138	Punk_in_drublik
In pre-Industrial cities, what happened when the sun set? For example, was Rome a city that "never slept," or were the streets extensively lit by lamplight where business went on as usual?	138	greatnowthis
How did Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" - a gibberish parody of contemporary rock ballads - become one of the most famous and celebrated songs of all time?	138	Iphikrates
My history teacher once mentioned, that in the middle ages European forests where so dence, a squirrel could travel from Denmark to the Mediterranean sea without touching the ground. Is that true?	138	CallMeAdmiraI
Why were Protestants so against the canonisation of and praying to saints?	138	Microtiagirl