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What kind of atrocities has Canada committed around the world in their history?

341 upvotes • EddieHazelsGuitar

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When Stalin initiated the Great Purge, did he know that a million people would end up being killed? Or did the purge snowball out of control?

341 upvotes • madatparents1

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What are the chances that a Wehrmacht soldier on the Eastern Front returns home at the end of the war (by the end of 1945) without significant physical disabilities?

341 upvotes • ssflanders

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How did Aztec society measure wealth?

341 upvotes • Commustar

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In many movies and video games cavalry is shown riding directly into infantry. Was this realistic? If so how was not an automatic death sentence for those riders at the front?

341 upvotes • ataraxic89

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What did Ancient Romans know about Sub-Saharan Africa?

341 upvotes • lagerbaer

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What role did Al-Andalus play in European politics between 700-1500?

341 upvotes • Cornelius_Balthazar

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Why was the United Arab Republic, and the union between Syria and Egypt so short-lived? What were some of the factors that led to its disintegration?

341 upvotes • caesar1188

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Why is the Siege of Leningrad considered a warcrime, while the sea blockade of germany in WW1 isnt?

341 upvotes • JHorsti

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How actually clean were public Roman baths?

341 upvotes • KillroysGhost

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What kind of atrocities has Canada committed around the world in their history?	341	EddieHazelsGuitar
When Stalin initiated the Great Purge, did he know that a million people would end up being killed? Or did the purge snowball out of control?	341	madatparents1
What are the chances that a Wehrmacht soldier on the Eastern Front returns home at the end of the war (by the end of 1945) without significant physical disabilities?	341	ssflanders
How did Aztec society measure wealth?	341	Commustar
In many movies and video games cavalry is shown riding directly into infantry. Was this realistic? If so how was not an automatic death sentence for those riders at the front?	341	ataraxic89
What did Ancient Romans know about Sub-Saharan Africa?	341	lagerbaer
What role did Al-Andalus play in European politics between 700-1500?	341	Cornelius_Balthazar
Why was the United Arab Republic, and the union between Syria and Egypt so short-lived? What were some of the factors that led to its disintegration?	341	caesar1188
Why is the Siege of Leningrad considered a warcrime, while the sea blockade of germany in WW1 isnt?	341	JHorsti
How actually clean were public Roman baths?	341	KillroysGhost