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We often see, in films and TV, nazi officers depicted as female (Indiana Jones, for example). How accurate was this? Was there a fair amount of female officers in the third reich?

340 upvotes • Hickle

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What did Americans think of Napoleon Bonaparte while he was in power?

340 upvotes • coffeelabor

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Were legendary swords actually a thing?

340 upvotes • pronhaul2012

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Are there any records of how bad PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) was back during such times as the Crusades, wars with Rome, and the like?

340 upvotes • AThinker2

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What were the bathing customs in the Middle Ages? How often / in what manner did people wash themselves?

340 upvotes • Gus_Frin_g

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How similar were Aztec "witches" to European witches?

340 upvotes • matildemp

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When did it first begin to dawn on people that the Second World War had exceeded the First in size, scope etc?

340 upvotes • xv323

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In 1962 in the American South, what was the curriculum in black schools regarding American slavery?

340 upvotes • pennycenturie

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Why did the United States never develop a national health scheme like Canada, the UK or western Europe despite it's economic prosperity?

340 upvotes • [deleted]

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Netherlands abolished slavery in their colonies in 1863. Was there a big abolitionist movement at the time? What was known on the continent about the treatment of the slaves? Was the Dutch pro-slavery rhetoric much different from the main arguments of the U.S. South states?

340 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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We often see, in films and TV, nazi officers depicted as female (Indiana Jones, for example). How accurate was this? Was there a fair amount of female officers in the third reich?	340	Hickle
What did Americans think of Napoleon Bonaparte while he was in power?	340	coffeelabor
Were legendary swords actually a thing?	340	pronhaul2012
Are there any records of how bad PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) was back during such times as the Crusades, wars with Rome, and the like?	340	AThinker2
What were the bathing customs in the Middle Ages? How often / in what manner did people wash themselves?	340	Gus_Frin_g
How similar were Aztec "witches" to European witches?	340	matildemp
When did it first begin to dawn on people that the Second World War had exceeded the First in size, scope etc?	340	xv323
In 1962 in the American South, what was the curriculum in black schools regarding American slavery?	340	pennycenturie
Why did the United States never develop a national health scheme like Canada, the UK or western Europe despite it's economic prosperity?	340	[deleted]
Netherlands abolished slavery in their colonies in 1863. Was there a big abolitionist movement at the time? What was known on the continent about the treatment of the slaves? Was the Dutch pro-slavery rhetoric much different from the main arguments of the U.S. South states?	340	LukeInTheSkyWith