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Were there any examples of Mercenaries or Private Military companies during WWI or WWII?

301 upvotes • mbeaumont1

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What did the Central Powers think of the United States before the start of WW1?

301 upvotes • [deleted]

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On Apr 2, 1917, the US declared war on Germany. It declared war on Austria-Hungary on Dec 7, 99 years ago today. Why the long delay? Was there hope that the Central Powers could be divided? And what were US relations with Bulgaria and the Ottomans?

301 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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How did head nodding/shaking become accepted ways to express yes and no in the West? Did there used to be other, comparable gestures that died out?

301 upvotes • Lynx_Rufus

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Why does Beowulf, composed in Old English, take place entirely in Scandinavia?

301 upvotes • brigantus

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If the Midwest was mostly settled by Germans, how is German not the major language? And when did the German language start to disappear?

301 upvotes • klaxcufamdimx

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Im going to interview my 89 year old Grandmother who came from the shankill area of belfast and lived through the war. Are there any questions i could ask her which would advance our useful knowledge of the war.

301 upvotes • Mrfunnynuts

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Who were the Scythians? I've heard people say "Scythian" was just the generic term for steppe nomad and others talk about Scythians as a real ethnic group. Which one is right? Both?

301 upvotes • SilverRoyce

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AMA: Pseudoarchaeology - From Atlantis to Ancient Aliens and Beyond!

301 upvotes • DSAArchaeology

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Did the Navajo observe more than 2 genders like this article discusses (up to 5)

301 upvotes • Thistleknot

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were there any examples of Mercenaries or Private Military companies during WWI or WWII?	301	mbeaumont1
What did the Central Powers think of the United States before the start of WW1?	301	[deleted]
On Apr 2, 1917, the US declared war on Germany. It declared war on Austria-Hungary on Dec 7, 99 years ago today. Why the long delay? Was there hope that the Central Powers could be divided? And what were US relations with Bulgaria and the Ottomans?	301	Paulie_Gatto
How did head nodding/shaking become accepted ways to express yes and no in the West? Did there used to be other, comparable gestures that died out?	301	Lynx_Rufus
Why does Beowulf, composed in Old English, take place entirely in Scandinavia?	301	brigantus
If the Midwest was mostly settled by Germans, how is German not the major language? And when did the German language start to disappear?	301	klaxcufamdimx
Im going to interview my 89 year old Grandmother who came from the shankill area of belfast and lived through the war. Are there any questions i could ask her which would advance our useful knowledge of the war.	301	Mrfunnynuts
Who were the Scythians? I've heard people say "Scythian" was just the generic term for steppe nomad and others talk about Scythians as a real ethnic group. Which one is right? Both?	301	SilverRoyce
AMA: Pseudoarchaeology - From Atlantis to Ancient Aliens and Beyond!	301	DSAArchaeology
Did the Navajo observe more than 2 genders like this article discusses (up to 5)	301	Thistleknot