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How was the Dutch military rebuilt after the Second World War and what were the consequences for the Indonesian War of Independence only 2 years later?

334 upvotes • Nymerius

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Did Roman men ever hire gladiators as prostitutes?

334 upvotes • misyo

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Why were there more network black family sitcoms in the 80s and 90s?

334 upvotes • AnakinKardashian

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A lot of my history teachers have said that the early American colonists would never have survived without the help from Native Americans. Is this true?

334 upvotes • getontop

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Why was Canada not involved in the American Revolution?

334 upvotes • dabigmanating

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Why did 3 of Karl Marx's children die of starvation? Was it just due to poverty, or also neglect?

334 upvotes • Pantlmn

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The Illiad was passed down as an oral song/poem to be performed. Was the melody improvised or, like liturgy, was it also passed down ?

334 upvotes • [deleted]

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My grandfather was being held in a Japanese PoW camp at the end of WWII and said he saw a nuclear explosion. Can anyone tell me where he could've been held and how he might've gotten there?

334 upvotes • enolan

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My country's history has been vandalized, I need help.

334 upvotes • Gooreki

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As the instigator of the Holocaust, why wasn't part of Germany given to Jews to create their homeland?

334 upvotes • Fonsapienteverbumdei

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was the Dutch military rebuilt after the Second World War and what were the consequences for the Indonesian War of Independence only 2 years later?	334	Nymerius
Did Roman men ever hire gladiators as prostitutes?	334	misyo
Why were there more network black family sitcoms in the 80s and 90s?	334	AnakinKardashian
A lot of my history teachers have said that the early American colonists would never have survived without the help from Native Americans. Is this true?	334	getontop
Why was Canada not involved in the American Revolution?	334	dabigmanating
Why did 3 of Karl Marx's children die of starvation? Was it just due to poverty, or also neglect?	334	Pantlmn
The Illiad was passed down as an oral song/poem to be performed. Was the melody improvised or, like liturgy, was it also passed down ?	334	[deleted]
My grandfather was being held in a Japanese PoW camp at the end of WWII and said he saw a nuclear explosion. Can anyone tell me where he could've been held and how he might've gotten there?	334	enolan
My country's history has been vandalized, I need help.	334	Gooreki
As the instigator of the Holocaust, why wasn't part of Germany given to Jews to create their homeland?	334	Fonsapienteverbumdei