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How do I, as a layman, know if a book is academically respected and historically sound or not?

441 upvotes • --CJED--

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How did the Romans keep their public bathhouses sanitary?

440 upvotes • mrjderp

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Did Japan actually have a decent chance vs. the USA in WWII?

440 upvotes • Cannotholdme

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How did the sections of US states become known as "counties" even though they have never been ruled by counts?

440 upvotes • Coyote27

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After the Civil War, what's the closest the US ever got to armed insurrection/revolt?

440 upvotes • NUCLEAR_HERO

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In movies and TV from the 50's kids are always saying things like "golly" "geeze" "gee wiz" and "gosh." Did kids actually talk like that or was that just a movie thing?

440 upvotes • amishbreakfast

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What was the first science fiction story to use "Credits" as a unit of currency?

440 upvotes • Wireless-Wizard

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How did the Romans keep track of who was a slave and not?

440 upvotes • Maletak

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In WW2 were firearm magazines discarded when empty, or did soldiers keep them and refill them with ammunition?

440 upvotes • thehypnotoad1988

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Why do Hitler choose not to take Sweden in World War II?

440 upvotes • LegoGunnar13

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do I, as a layman, know if a book is academically respected and historically sound or not?	441	--CJED--
How did the Romans keep their public bathhouses sanitary?	440	mrjderp
Did Japan actually have a decent chance vs. the USA in WWII?	440	Cannotholdme
How did the sections of US states become known as "counties" even though they have never been ruled by counts?	440	Coyote27
After the Civil War, what's the closest the US ever got to armed insurrection/revolt?	440	NUCLEAR_HERO
In movies and TV from the 50's kids are always saying things like "golly" "geeze" "gee wiz" and "gosh." Did kids actually talk like that or was that just a movie thing?	440	amishbreakfast
What was the first science fiction story to use "Credits" as a unit of currency?	440	Wireless-Wizard
How did the Romans keep track of who was a slave and not?	440	Maletak
In WW2 were firearm magazines discarded when empty, or did soldiers keep them and refill them with ammunition?	440	thehypnotoad1988
Why do Hitler choose not to take Sweden in World War II?	440	LegoGunnar13