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Why didn’t Vichy France declare war on Britain at any point?

343 upvotes • AntiFascist_Waffle

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Egypt is said to have been "colonized" by British, due to being a British protectorate. Afghanistan was also a British protectorate from around 1880 to 1919. Why isn't Afghanistan described as being "colonized"? What made Egypt and Afghanistan different in terms of being a protectorate?

343 upvotes • maproomzibz

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How did the tennis scoring system evolve?

343 upvotes • M1shanthrope

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In the American “old west,” late 1800’s, early 1900’s, were things really as violent and wild as movies portray them? Gunfights in the streets, shooting ceilings in celebration, killing for cheating, incessant gambling and alcoholism? Were all those things considered normal?

343 upvotes • PhorestPhil

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Why was the German military not 'Nazified' like the rest of the German state?

343 upvotes • worldofoysters

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Marcus Aurelius is probably the most well known ancient stoic leader, but what actual policies did he enact that reflected his stoic philosophy?

343 upvotes • FinestOldToby

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Why was Stalin so obsessed with assassinating Trotsky?

343 upvotes • Beboparedpanda

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Montaigne off-handedly asserts that Julius Caesar's horse had human feet. I googled that, and found corroboration in Suetonius. Is Julius Caesar's weird horse documented in contemporaneous sources? If not, when/why did this idea originate?

343 upvotes • maximum_horkheimer

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How did knights of medieval european religious orders like templars, hospitallers or teutonic order obtain their armour? was it bought individualy by the members with their personal money like others or was it obtained and given out according to their respective ranks

343 upvotes • _kristianmazar

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Was the Delaware River wider or more rough in 1776 then it is now? It doesn't seem that big of a deal to cross currently. So why were the Hessian's complacent.

343 upvotes • ytruhg

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Why didn’t Vichy France declare war on Britain at any point?	343	AntiFascist_Waffle
Egypt is said to have been "colonized" by British, due to being a British protectorate. Afghanistan was also a British protectorate from around 1880 to 1919. Why isn't Afghanistan described as being "colonized"? What made Egypt and Afghanistan different in terms of being a protectorate?	343	maproomzibz
How did the tennis scoring system evolve?	343	M1shanthrope
In the American “old west,” late 1800’s, early 1900’s, were things really as violent and wild as movies portray them? Gunfights in the streets, shooting ceilings in celebration, killing for cheating, incessant gambling and alcoholism? Were all those things considered normal?	343	PhorestPhil
Why was the German military not 'Nazified' like the rest of the German state?	343	worldofoysters
Marcus Aurelius is probably the most well known ancient stoic leader, but what actual policies did he enact that reflected his stoic philosophy?	343	FinestOldToby
Why was Stalin so obsessed with assassinating Trotsky?	343	Beboparedpanda
Montaigne off-handedly asserts that Julius Caesar's horse had human feet. I googled that, and found corroboration in Suetonius. Is Julius Caesar's weird horse documented in contemporaneous sources? If not, when/why did this idea originate?	343	maximum_horkheimer
How did knights of medieval european religious orders like templars, hospitallers or teutonic order obtain their armour? was it bought individualy by the members with their personal money like others or was it obtained and given out according to their respective ranks	343	_kristianmazar
Was the Delaware River wider or more rough in 1776 then it is now? It doesn't seem that big of a deal to cross currently. So why were the Hessian's complacent.	343	ytruhg