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How scary was Australia when convicts started being moved there?

297 upvotes • Buttraper

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Were doctors frequently killed by infectious diseases prior to the discovery of antibiotics due to patient contact?

297 upvotes • neuropean

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AMA: Medieval Arms, Armor, and Military Equipment; 535-1453 CE

297 upvotes • Rittermeister

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9 March 1945: 334 B-29s dropping incendiaries (Operation Meetinghouse) killing some 100,000. Intentionally targeting civilians, why is this not considered a war crime and those responsible prosecuted?

297 upvotes • 4waystreet

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How did the first European settlers of the Americas get their horses off their boats when there were no docks?

297 upvotes • XIMADUDE

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In Starship Troopers, Heinlein makes a claim that all wars in human history are due to population pressures in the aggressor nation. Is this a defensible claim?

297 upvotes • xaxers

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What was the actual impact of Machiavelli's "The Prince"? Why is it considered so important?

297 upvotes • TheVegetaMonologues

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How many WW2 vets served in the Korean war? NSFW

297 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did Egypt go from the breadbasket of the Mediterranean to a country that cannot feed itself, relying on food aid from the US?

297 upvotes • iraah9

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Why is Henry Kissinger one of the most famous Secretaries of State? What makes him more important and better remembered than other Secretaries of State?

297 upvotes • stanreading

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How scary was Australia when convicts started being moved there?	297	Buttraper
Were doctors frequently killed by infectious diseases prior to the discovery of antibiotics due to patient contact?	297	neuropean
AMA: Medieval Arms, Armor, and Military Equipment; 535-1453 CE	297	Rittermeister
9 March 1945: 334 B-29s dropping incendiaries (Operation Meetinghouse) killing some 100,000. Intentionally targeting civilians, why is this not considered a war crime and those responsible prosecuted?	297	4waystreet
How did the first European settlers of the Americas get their horses off their boats when there were no docks?	297	XIMADUDE
In Starship Troopers, Heinlein makes a claim that all wars in human history are due to population pressures in the aggressor nation. Is this a defensible claim?	297	xaxers
What was the actual impact of Machiavelli's "The Prince"? Why is it considered so important?	297	TheVegetaMonologues
How many WW2 vets served in the Korean war? NSFW	297	[deleted]
How did Egypt go from the breadbasket of the Mediterranean to a country that cannot feed itself, relying on food aid from the US?	297	iraah9
Why is Henry Kissinger one of the most famous Secretaries of State? What makes him more important and better remembered than other Secretaries of State?	297	stanreading