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AMA - Modern Israel and the Israeli-Arab Conflict

298 upvotes • tayaravaknin

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Did West African leaders who sold prisoners as slaves to Europeans have any knowledge of the horrors of New World slavery and the Middle Passage?

298 upvotes • Vladith

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Was John "Softsword"'s nickname a double meaning? NSFW

298 upvotes • SeamusThePirate

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There seem to be a lot of white motorcycle gangs and not a lot of black motorcycle gangs. Why is that? Has it always been this way? What's the historical context for this phenomenon?

298 upvotes • yancancook

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Did the Nazis ever actually make soap out of human fat, and lamp shades out of human skin?

298 upvotes • I_Pavlov

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Did executioners in medieval Europe develop mental illnesses as a result of their job? Are there any records of this happening?

298 upvotes • UndercoverGrapefruit

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What happened to tourism in the US and abroad during the World Wars? Did people still travel to warring countries or did they travel to non warring countries or did travel abroad (not just Europe) just stop?

298 upvotes • dishwasher_safe_baby

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Did members of the Africa Corps commit any notable war crimes during the course of the North Africa campaign? What about the Allies?

298 upvotes • sovietkangaroo

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Have there been female rulers with harems?

298 upvotes • McGypsy

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Why, when Peter the Great modernised the Russian empire, did he not adopt the Latin alphabet

298 upvotes • Raskolnik_84

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AMA - Modern Israel and the Israeli-Arab Conflict	298	tayaravaknin
Did West African leaders who sold prisoners as slaves to Europeans have any knowledge of the horrors of New World slavery and the Middle Passage?	298	Vladith
Was John "Softsword"'s nickname a double meaning? NSFW	298	SeamusThePirate
There seem to be a lot of white motorcycle gangs and not a lot of black motorcycle gangs. Why is that? Has it always been this way? What's the historical context for this phenomenon?	298	yancancook
Did the Nazis ever actually make soap out of human fat, and lamp shades out of human skin?	298	I_Pavlov
Did executioners in medieval Europe develop mental illnesses as a result of their job? Are there any records of this happening?	298	UndercoverGrapefruit
What happened to tourism in the US and abroad during the World Wars? Did people still travel to warring countries or did they travel to non warring countries or did travel abroad (not just Europe) just stop?	298	dishwasher_safe_baby
Did members of the Africa Corps commit any notable war crimes during the course of the North Africa campaign? What about the Allies?	298	sovietkangaroo
Have there been female rulers with harems?	298	McGypsy
Why, when Peter the Great modernised the Russian empire, did he not adopt the Latin alphabet	298	Raskolnik_84