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What historical 'fact' do you continually hear but know it's just not true?

311 upvotes • nthensome

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I am a blue-collar worker living in Berlin, 1941. I have just murdered a Jewish man during a drunken bar fight. What legal proceedings do I have to go through? What is my eventual punishment? What is the community response to my actions?

311 upvotes • confessionberry

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Is there any historical basis for the "Thieves Guild" in most fantasy stories?

311 upvotes • angelothewizard

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Was that "young handsome stalin" photo edited at all by the Soviet government?

311 upvotes • iacceptjadensmith

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Why were Japanese Americans put into interment camps but Germans were not?

311 upvotes • Cynical_PotatoSword

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What is known of Gaius Julius Caesar's ancestry?

311 upvotes • slimer16

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I've heard that Pol Pot believed that Cambodian villagers loved the Khmer Rouge regime and was surprised that they "no longer sang." How much truth is there to this?

311 upvotes • EccentricOwl

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How accurate was Frantz Fanon's assertion that the wealth of modern Europe was acquired by plundering the resources of its colonies?

311 upvotes • Wonderslave

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How reliable is Victor Hugo's account of the battle of Waterloo in Les Misérables?

311 upvotes • Thor_Odin_Son

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What happened to regular government employees after a drastic change of administration (e.g. after Nazi Germany, DDR)?

311 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What historical 'fact' do you continually hear but know it's just not true?	311	nthensome
I am a blue-collar worker living in Berlin, 1941. I have just murdered a Jewish man during a drunken bar fight. What legal proceedings do I have to go through? What is my eventual punishment? What is the community response to my actions?	311	confessionberry
Is there any historical basis for the "Thieves Guild" in most fantasy stories?	311	angelothewizard
Was that "young handsome stalin" photo edited at all by the Soviet government?	311	iacceptjadensmith
Why were Japanese Americans put into interment camps but Germans were not?	311	Cynical_PotatoSword
What is known of Gaius Julius Caesar's ancestry?	311	slimer16
I've heard that Pol Pot believed that Cambodian villagers loved the Khmer Rouge regime and was surprised that they "no longer sang." How much truth is there to this?	311	EccentricOwl
How accurate was Frantz Fanon's assertion that the wealth of modern Europe was acquired by plundering the resources of its colonies?	311	Wonderslave
How reliable is Victor Hugo's account of the battle of Waterloo in Les Misérables?	311	Thor_Odin_Son
What happened to regular government employees after a drastic change of administration (e.g. after Nazi Germany, DDR)?	311	[deleted]