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Floating Feature: Wholesome History

588 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Did the United States government ever consider allying with the Axis powers in WWII?

587 upvotes • whiteknight521

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Announcing(ish) /r/MiddleEastHistory!

587 upvotes • caesar10022

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Why is Robert the Bruce called Robert "the" Bruce?

587 upvotes • SeeBoar

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How and when did the population in Italy switch from Romans to Italians?

587 upvotes • salmonerd202

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Why did the great leap forward fail to industrialise China unlike Stalin's five year plan which succeeded in industrialising the Soviet union?

587 upvotes • imasexypurplealien

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What happened with the US Postal Service during the Civil War? Did it fracture into the USPS and CSPS, and two PMGs? What about reunification?

587 upvotes • PISS_PISSOUTMYASS

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During World War I, on the Western Front, trench systems stretched for around 500 miles. What were the implications for European archaeology during the war because of this?

587 upvotes • HrolfrBjornsson

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We've all seen the unrealistic torches used in Hollywood movies, but what were actual torches like during your period of speciality? How were they constructed, how effective were they, and how long would they burn?

586 upvotes • fernguts

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Why did Mao have his people kill droves of birds?

586 upvotes • Chrisehh

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Floating Feature: Wholesome History	588	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Did the United States government ever consider allying with the Axis powers in WWII?	587	whiteknight521
Announcing(ish) /r/MiddleEastHistory!	587	caesar10022
Why is Robert the Bruce called Robert "the" Bruce?	587	SeeBoar
How and when did the population in Italy switch from Romans to Italians?	587	salmonerd202
Why did the great leap forward fail to industrialise China unlike Stalin's five year plan which succeeded in industrialising the Soviet union?	587	imasexypurplealien
What happened with the US Postal Service during the Civil War? Did it fracture into the USPS and CSPS, and two PMGs? What about reunification?	587	PISS_PISSOUTMYASS
During World War I, on the Western Front, trench systems stretched for around 500 miles. What were the implications for European archaeology during the war because of this?	587	HrolfrBjornsson
We've all seen the unrealistic torches used in Hollywood movies, but what were actual torches like during your period of speciality? How were they constructed, how effective were they, and how long would they burn?	586	fernguts
Why did Mao have his people kill droves of birds?	586	Chrisehh