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What were the plans of the Allies regarding Hitler had he been captured alive?

253 upvotes • Daajjas

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In 1888, Brazilian Empire was overthrown by an Army Military coup, funded by Pro-US Sao Paulo based coffee plantation owners. Is that true that the commander of the Brazilian Imperial Navy (pro-British) had a plan to resist, along National Guard forces, and transfer the Imperial capital to Salvador?

253 upvotes • MRlaw2019

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Why is it that Anatolia was so thoroughly Turkified?

253 upvotes • Crk416

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In your period of expertise, how were identical twins explained? What sort of attitude did people have towards them?

253 upvotes • rmshilpi

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Why are torture chambers so damn common in historic sites/castles/museums all across Europe?

253 upvotes • 10z20Luka

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In 1990, 71% of Ukrainians voted to preserve the USSR. A year later, 92% of Ukrainians voted for independence. Why the turn of events?

253 upvotes • BrosephStarling198

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How true is David Graeber and David Wengrow's claim that, given the choice between living in colonial societies or Indigenous ones, people "almost invariably" chose the latter?

253 upvotes • BookLover54321

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At what point - if at all - did the Byzantines stop seeing themselves as Roman?

253 upvotes • ppizzzaaa

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Seneca was exiled to Corsica, a wealthy Roman colony with plenty of educated people. Yet Seneca describes himself as stranded on a “barren rock” where he lives an austere and lonely existence surrounded by uncivilized foreigners. Was he really living rough on Corsica, or just playing for sympathy?

253 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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What impact did the heresies of Arianism have on the continuing controvery over "Hawaiian pizza"?

253 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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What were the plans of the Allies regarding Hitler had he been captured alive?	253	Daajjas
In 1888, Brazilian Empire was overthrown by an Army Military coup, funded by Pro-US Sao Paulo based coffee plantation owners. Is that true that the commander of the Brazilian Imperial Navy (pro-British) had a plan to resist, along National Guard forces, and transfer the Imperial capital to Salvador?	253	MRlaw2019
Why is it that Anatolia was so thoroughly Turkified?	253	Crk416
In your period of expertise, how were identical twins explained? What sort of attitude did people have towards them?	253	rmshilpi
Why are torture chambers so damn common in historic sites/castles/museums all across Europe?	253	10z20Luka
In 1990, 71% of Ukrainians voted to preserve the USSR. A year later, 92% of Ukrainians voted for independence. Why the turn of events?	253	BrosephStarling198
How true is David Graeber and David Wengrow's claim that, given the choice between living in colonial societies or Indigenous ones, people "almost invariably" chose the latter?	253	BookLover54321
At what point - if at all - did the Byzantines stop seeing themselves as Roman?	253	ppizzzaaa
Seneca was exiled to Corsica, a wealthy Roman colony with plenty of educated people. Yet Seneca describes himself as stranded on a “barren rock” where he lives an austere and lonely existence surrounded by uncivilized foreigners. Was he really living rough on Corsica, or just playing for sympathy?	253	RusticBohemian
What impact did the heresies of Arianism have on the continuing controvery over "Hawaiian pizza"?	253	AlanSnooring