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We are Pacific Northwest historians. Ask Us Anything!

365 upvotes • thegodsarepleased

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What is the smallest chain of handshakes between George Washington and Barack Obama?

365 upvotes • subGaussian

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How did Finnish soldiers/commanders feel about suddenly fighting against the Germans after years of fighting alongside them?

365 upvotes • Hawkeye117

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Do east Asian scholars interpret western classical literature differently than we do in the west?

365 upvotes • Usedpresident

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Did the Conquistadors have a hard time getting Europeans to believe what they said about America? What did they think of regarding the Aztecs, or Tenochtitlan?

365 upvotes • Josh123914

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(WW2) Holocaust : How were homosexual concentration camp survivors treated by the Allied Powers?

365 upvotes • DaCabe

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Did the Knights Templar really have a large stash of treasure which disappeared after their dissolution?

365 upvotes • SSAUS

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How did Pablo Escobar's cartel run from 1990 to his death while he was on the run from the police? How was he still making so much money? How did he get the money to him?

365 upvotes • CallahanWalnut

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Were there such things as centuries old swords passed down for generations? and if so, we're they typically used for actual combat? How would such blades survive that long with regular sharpening and honing.

365 upvotes • ogreCyques

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Redwall Abbey is always getting attacked by enemies. Did abbeys get besieged in real life? How often did they win?

365 upvotes • lickerishsnaps

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
We are Pacific Northwest historians. Ask Us Anything!	365	thegodsarepleased
What is the smallest chain of handshakes between George Washington and Barack Obama?	365	subGaussian
How did Finnish soldiers/commanders feel about suddenly fighting against the Germans after years of fighting alongside them?	365	Hawkeye117
Do east Asian scholars interpret western classical literature differently than we do in the west?	365	Usedpresident
Did the Conquistadors have a hard time getting Europeans to believe what they said about America? What did they think of regarding the Aztecs, or Tenochtitlan?	365	Josh123914
(WW2) Holocaust : How were homosexual concentration camp survivors treated by the Allied Powers?	365	DaCabe
Did the Knights Templar really have a large stash of treasure which disappeared after their dissolution?	365	SSAUS
How did Pablo Escobar's cartel run from 1990 to his death while he was on the run from the police? How was he still making so much money? How did he get the money to him?	365	CallahanWalnut
Were there such things as centuries old swords passed down for generations? and if so, we're they typically used for actual combat? How would such blades survive that long with regular sharpening and honing.	365	ogreCyques
Redwall Abbey is always getting attacked by enemies. Did abbeys get besieged in real life? How often did they win?	365	lickerishsnaps