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WW2: What was my grandfather doing in Norway?

258 upvotes • N0theref0rl0ng

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The sandwich was supposedly invented by John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, as a quick meal while he gambled. What exactly did gambling/casinos look like in the 18th century? What sort of games would Montague and other aristocrats play?

258 upvotes • A_Very_Quick_Questio

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(1600-1660) What is “Green Bacon” and is it the same bacon we refer to today?

258 upvotes • Mr_MooseMan____

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A popular conspiracy theory says that the 1969 moon landing wasn’t real. Was this theory prevalent at the time the landing happened? If not, when and how did it gain traction?

258 upvotes • Denver650

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[Meta] I am a regular questioner on this sub. From time to time I see very simple questions on this sub which could be answered rather simply and to which I know the answer. How could I go about doing so as an amateur, without breaking the rules by only citing Wikipedia? [Elaboration inside]

258 upvotes • Pashahlis

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People often justify the fire bombings and atomic bombings on Japan by saying that the US would have had to invade the mainland, but why would they have needed to? It was an island nation invading places it had no land connection to, with a lack of fuel and a defeated navy

258 upvotes • catboienthusiast

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Many European cities built bridges covered with shops and houses. Did the automobile kill these off? Is this a uniquely European thing, or were there similar bridges in Asia and the United States? Was there such a lack of space that the bridges added a lot of valuable space?

258 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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What is meant by "women of condition"?

258 upvotes • First_Masterpiece419

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My university's textbook on collective bargaining claims that the term "strike" comes from the 1700s "when sailors enforced their demands for pay raises by striking the topsails, which made ships immovable." Was this actually effective in immobilizing a ship?

258 upvotes • NikKerk

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During the European colonization of North America, how come Native Americans died en masse from European diseases, but Europeans did not die en masse from North American diseases?

258 upvotes • ThrowRA_72726363

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
WW2: What was my grandfather doing in Norway?	258	N0theref0rl0ng
The sandwich was supposedly invented by John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, as a quick meal while he gambled. What exactly did gambling/casinos look like in the 18th century? What sort of games would Montague and other aristocrats play?	258	A_Very_Quick_Questio
(1600-1660) What is “Green Bacon” and is it the same bacon we refer to today?	258	Mr_MooseMan____
A popular conspiracy theory says that the 1969 moon landing wasn’t real. Was this theory prevalent at the time the landing happened? If not, when and how did it gain traction?	258	Denver650
[Meta] I am a regular questioner on this sub. From time to time I see very simple questions on this sub which could be answered rather simply and to which I know the answer. How could I go about doing so as an amateur, without breaking the rules by only citing Wikipedia? [Elaboration inside]	258	Pashahlis
People often justify the fire bombings and atomic bombings on Japan by saying that the US would have had to invade the mainland, but why would they have needed to? It was an island nation invading places it had no land connection to, with a lack of fuel and a defeated navy	258	catboienthusiast
Many European cities built bridges covered with shops and houses. Did the automobile kill these off? Is this a uniquely European thing, or were there similar bridges in Asia and the United States? Was there such a lack of space that the bridges added a lot of valuable space?	258	RusticBohemian
What is meant by "women of condition"?	258	First_Masterpiece419
My university's textbook on collective bargaining claims that the term "strike" comes from the 1700s "when sailors enforced their demands for pay raises by striking the topsails, which made ships immovable." Was this actually effective in immobilizing a ship?	258	NikKerk
During the European colonization of North America, how come Native Americans died en masse from European diseases, but Europeans did not die en masse from North American diseases?	258	ThrowRA_72726363