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Did japan consider sending troops to the Western Front during World War I

269 upvotes • lucid_rp

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Erich von Falkenhayn's plan for the battle of Verdun was force the French to defend ground where German artillery could bleed the French army to death. Yet, French and German forces both suffered comparable casualties. What went wrong?

269 upvotes • Justin_123456

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Which cultures did Russia encounter as they pushed eastward through Siberia towards the Pacific? Did these cultures willingly incorporate themselves into Russia? Or did some of them have to be conquered?

269 upvotes • Mictlantecuhtli

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What happened to the legions stationed through the empire when the western roman empire collapsed ?

269 upvotes • RutilantBoss

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It has been said that 15th Century Spain spent a greater percentage of its GDP on the Columbian voyages to the Americas than the United States spent on the Apollo program to the Moon. Is there any truth to this?

269 upvotes • island_pilot

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"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's" implies that Jesus is advocating new advice; what was accepted Jewish teaching regarding taxation at that point?

269 upvotes • td4999

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Destruction of Persepolis, Burning of the Library of Alexandria, Sack of Baghdad. Did we truly lose so much sciences from these tragedies? Or is it an exaggeration to say that we have been “held back” scientifically from these events?

269 upvotes • conbutt

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High heels were primarily worn by men for the first 700 years after they were invented, changing to being primarily worn by women in the 17th century. What triggered this change? Was there a time when both genders commonly wore them?

269 upvotes • td4999

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Did the Greeks have an "End of the World" scenario like Christianity and Revelations or the Norse and Ragnarok?

269 upvotes • mangafan96

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Why do some people say that the USA party switch wasn’t really a thing?

269 upvotes • Lugia132

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did japan consider sending troops to the Western Front during World War I	269	lucid_rp
Erich von Falkenhayn's plan for the battle of Verdun was force the French to defend ground where German artillery could bleed the French army to death. Yet, French and German forces both suffered comparable casualties. What went wrong?	269	Justin_123456
Which cultures did Russia encounter as they pushed eastward through Siberia towards the Pacific? Did these cultures willingly incorporate themselves into Russia? Or did some of them have to be conquered?	269	Mictlantecuhtli
What happened to the legions stationed through the empire when the western roman empire collapsed ?	269	RutilantBoss
It has been said that 15th Century Spain spent a greater percentage of its GDP on the Columbian voyages to the Americas than the United States spent on the Apollo program to the Moon. Is there any truth to this?	269	island_pilot
"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's" implies that Jesus is advocating new advice; what was accepted Jewish teaching regarding taxation at that point?	269	td4999
Destruction of Persepolis, Burning of the Library of Alexandria, Sack of Baghdad. Did we truly lose so much sciences from these tragedies? Or is it an exaggeration to say that we have been “held back” scientifically from these events?	269	conbutt
High heels were primarily worn by men for the first 700 years after they were invented, changing to being primarily worn by women in the 17th century. What triggered this change? Was there a time when both genders commonly wore them?	269	td4999
Did the Greeks have an "End of the World" scenario like Christianity and Revelations or the Norse and Ragnarok?	269	mangafan96
Why do some people say that the USA party switch wasn’t really a thing?	269	Lugia132