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What happened to non-admitted immigrants at Ellis and Angel island? Was there a free boat ride back?

338 upvotes • yazid_assaf

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What evidence is available that the German Soldier being buried alive for 6 years is credible?

338 upvotes • OMG__Ponies

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Did people living in the Roman Empire call it the "Roman Empire"?

338 upvotes • Argblat

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How did ancient Europeans do tattoos?

338 upvotes • humanisopod

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I've read that J. Edgar Hoover denied the existence of the mafia in America until the Apalachin Meeting made it impossible to do so. What was the reasoning behind this? Did he not believe American mafia to be a major problem, was he unaware, or did he just not want to publicly admit the issue?

338 upvotes • AlphaChannel

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It seems hopelessly stupid for a high-ranking government official to fly, solo, to a country with which they are currently at war, yet that is exactly what Deputy Führer Rudolph Hess did when he flew to Scotland in 1941. Why on earth did he do this?

338 upvotes • TheTromboneGeek

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Socrates taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. But who taught Socrates?

338 upvotes • TueuEnSerie

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Did the children of American slave owners ever play with slave children?

338 upvotes • BigBullin

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Why did the British Empire secure a 99 year lease on Hong Kong? Why not something more permanent?

338 upvotes • UnableFaithlessness

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Most Traveller communities in Europe are ethnic Roma. But in Britain, while there are Roma, many are Irish. What can you tell me about the history of Travellers in Britan?

338 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to non-admitted immigrants at Ellis and Angel island? Was there a free boat ride back?	338	yazid_assaf
What evidence is available that the German Soldier being buried alive for 6 years is credible?	338	OMG__Ponies
Did people living in the Roman Empire call it the "Roman Empire"?	338	Argblat
How did ancient Europeans do tattoos?	338	humanisopod
I've read that J. Edgar Hoover denied the existence of the mafia in America until the Apalachin Meeting made it impossible to do so. What was the reasoning behind this? Did he not believe American mafia to be a major problem, was he unaware, or did he just not want to publicly admit the issue?	338	AlphaChannel
It seems hopelessly stupid for a high-ranking government official to fly, solo, to a country with which they are currently at war, yet that is exactly what Deputy Führer Rudolph Hess did when he flew to Scotland in 1941. Why on earth did he do this?	338	TheTromboneGeek
Socrates taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. But who taught Socrates?	338	TueuEnSerie
Did the children of American slave owners ever play with slave children?	338	BigBullin
Why did the British Empire secure a 99 year lease on Hong Kong? Why not something more permanent?	338	UnableFaithlessness
Most Traveller communities in Europe are ethnic Roma. But in Britain, while there are Roma, many are Irish. What can you tell me about the history of Travellers in Britan?	338	The_Manchurian