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Literally, how did the U.S. pay France the $15M for the Louisiana Purchase?

290 upvotes • MDJAU

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During times of draft (WWII, Vietnam war, etc.) what did they do with people who were drafted but failed training completely?

290 upvotes • borkborkbork69

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Was it common for the average citizen to know Morse code back when telegrams were still the main form of long distance communication?

290 upvotes • DregsDregging

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were the women in the orgies of Ancient Rome free or were they sex slaves & prostitutes? NSFW NSFW

290 upvotes • ViciousJungleChicken

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Were medieval inns real or the creation of fantasy works like D&D and LOTR?

290 upvotes • m1595m

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Did President Nixon try to amend the Constitution to allow for a third term?

290 upvotes • AttilaTheFun818

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In June 1944, North Africa had been won, the U.S. was in Italy, and Russia was deep into Poland. Why was D-Day so important?

290 upvotes • J2quared

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In band of brothers (WW2) American soldiers are allowed to return home after the war if they have 85 points, is this historically accurate and what were points based on?

290 upvotes • toymachine45

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When Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, why didn't he just create months with 30 or 31 days, resulting in 730+531=365 in regular years and 6306*31=366 in leap years? Why he wanted February to be an exception?

290 upvotes • tayaq

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How often did plantation mistresses have sex with black slaves?

290 upvotes • whoson

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Literally, how did the U.S. pay France the $15M for the Louisiana Purchase?	290	MDJAU
During times of draft (WWII, Vietnam war, etc.) what did they do with people who were drafted but failed training completely?	290	borkborkbork69
Was it common for the average citizen to know Morse code back when telegrams were still the main form of long distance communication?	290	DregsDregging
were the women in the orgies of Ancient Rome free or were they sex slaves & prostitutes? NSFW NSFW	290	ViciousJungleChicken
Were medieval inns real or the creation of fantasy works like D&D and LOTR?	290	m1595m
Did President Nixon try to amend the Constitution to allow for a third term?	290	AttilaTheFun818
In June 1944, North Africa had been won, the U.S. was in Italy, and Russia was deep into Poland. Why was D-Day so important?	290	J2quared
In band of brothers (WW2) American soldiers are allowed to return home after the war if they have 85 points, is this historically accurate and what were points based on?	290	toymachine45
When Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, why didn't he just create months with 30 or 31 days, resulting in 730+531=365 in regular years and 6306*31=366 in leap years? Why he wanted February to be an exception?	290	tayaq
How often did plantation mistresses have sex with black slaves?	290	whoson