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Dmitri Shostakovich famously premiered his 7th Symphony during the Siege of Leningrad and broadcast the performance to the frontlines to inspire Russian troops and intimidate the Germans. Do we know how how German soldiers responded to such a dramatic composition, under such dramatic circumstances?

286 upvotes • Vladith

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In Edinburgh Castle's prison there is a door that has a carving of the US flag made by an American prisoner captured during the Revolutionary War. Given the nature of Scotland's relationship with England, how would this American prisoner have been treated by other prisoners?

286 upvotes • momster777

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What was the Islamic reaction to the Great Schism, if any?

286 upvotes • megami-hime

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What's the origin of the game 'Hangman'?

286 upvotes • Young_McDonald_

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Notre Dame took 182 years to construct. Did they know that when they started?

286 upvotes • Alternative_Effort

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The Jews of Kaifeng had been in China since the Song Dynasty. How did European missionaries and travelers react to this “discovery” when West began its first sustained, direct contact with China?

286 upvotes • nowlan101

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Were "hippie communes" actually widespread in the 1960s-70s, or just a niche? Why did this unique and ethical enclave of life die out?

286 upvotes • dynaboyj

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Mongolian historiography teaches that the Mongolian people lived under oppression of the Qing Dynasty for 270 years. How oppressed was the average person?

286 upvotes • keeppanicking

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In the Holocaust graphic novel "Maus", the author's father mentions that while in hiding he would ride in the street car reserved for Germans because he believed the Poles would immediately know he was Jewish. Was he just being paranoid or did he have a reason to believe he would stick out?

286 upvotes • Gracchus__Babeuf

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My parents and siblings don’t seem to understand or believe the history of disenfranchisement and societal racism that black people have endured for decades in the US. Are there any good books or documentaries that I could steer them to?

286 upvotes • drpantalones

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Dmitri Shostakovich famously premiered his 7th Symphony during the Siege of Leningrad and broadcast the performance to the frontlines to inspire Russian troops and intimidate the Germans. Do we know how how German soldiers responded to such a dramatic composition, under such dramatic circumstances?	286	Vladith
In Edinburgh Castle's prison there is a door that has a carving of the US flag made by an American prisoner captured during the Revolutionary War. Given the nature of Scotland's relationship with England, how would this American prisoner have been treated by other prisoners?	286	momster777
What was the Islamic reaction to the Great Schism, if any?	286	megami-hime
What's the origin of the game 'Hangman'?	286	Young_McDonald_
Notre Dame took 182 years to construct. Did they know that when they started?	286	Alternative_Effort
The Jews of Kaifeng had been in China since the Song Dynasty. How did European missionaries and travelers react to this “discovery” when West began its first sustained, direct contact with China?	286	nowlan101
Were "hippie communes" actually widespread in the 1960s-70s, or just a niche? Why did this unique and ethical enclave of life die out?	286	dynaboyj
Mongolian historiography teaches that the Mongolian people lived under oppression of the Qing Dynasty for 270 years. How oppressed was the average person?	286	keeppanicking
In the Holocaust graphic novel "Maus", the author's father mentions that while in hiding he would ride in the street car reserved for Germans because he believed the Poles would immediately know he was Jewish. Was he just being paranoid or did he have a reason to believe he would stick out?	286	Gracchus__Babeuf
My parents and siblings don’t seem to understand or believe the history of disenfranchisement and societal racism that black people have endured for decades in the US. Are there any good books or documentaries that I could steer them to?	286	drpantalones