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How was Zoroastrism treated by Islam?

357 upvotes • Chrisehh

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[NSFW] I need help identifying soldiers committing a massacre in WWII Serbia NSFW

357 upvotes • commiespaceinvader

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In the Mitchell and Webb sketch about Sir Walter Raleigh naming Virginia, it is remarked that it seems "rude to call a land after the fact that our Queen've never done it". Do we know his exact reasoning as to why choose that name rather than, say, Lizzieland?

357 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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When did the classic "wizard hat" first appear in fiction, and does it have any historical precedent?

357 upvotes • One_Man_Crew

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When books first became widely available, were they considered addictive?

357 upvotes • go_there

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How do you instantly shut down Holocaust denial?

357 upvotes • ThePotatoeWithNoMass

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AskReddit is claiming that the French army wanted to keep fighting the Nazis in 1940, but were neutered by the politicians. Is this true? Did the army have a plan to fight a prolonged defensive war?

357 upvotes • premeddit

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Were there famous bands in ancient times?

357 upvotes • Knightmare25

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As a drafted soldier, am I more likely to return from war unharmed during the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, or Vietnam?

357 upvotes • DirtyThi3f

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How hard was it actually to kill a full plate armoured knight?

357 upvotes • jackemann

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was Zoroastrism treated by Islam?	357	Chrisehh
[NSFW] I need help identifying soldiers committing a massacre in WWII Serbia NSFW	357	commiespaceinvader
In the Mitchell and Webb sketch about Sir Walter Raleigh naming Virginia, it is remarked that it seems "rude to call a land after the fact that our Queen've never done it". Do we know his exact reasoning as to why choose that name rather than, say, Lizzieland?	357	LukeInTheSkyWith
When did the classic "wizard hat" first appear in fiction, and does it have any historical precedent?	357	One_Man_Crew
When books first became widely available, were they considered addictive?	357	go_there
How do you instantly shut down Holocaust denial?	357	ThePotatoeWithNoMass
AskReddit is claiming that the French army wanted to keep fighting the Nazis in 1940, but were neutered by the politicians. Is this true? Did the army have a plan to fight a prolonged defensive war?	357	premeddit
Were there famous bands in ancient times?	357	Knightmare25
As a drafted soldier, am I more likely to return from war unharmed during the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, or Vietnam?	357	DirtyThi3f
How hard was it actually to kill a full plate armoured knight?	357	jackemann