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I recently found that my Grandmother's Great Uncle ran away from his home in Arkansas at the outbreak of the civil war to fight for the Union. How common was it for people from Confederate states to fight for the Union or vice versa?

250 upvotes • TroyValice

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Were there/are there people in remote regions of the DPRK, such as the mountains, living outside the confines of the oppressive regime?

250 upvotes • Tom_Haley

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Why are Native American names usually translated into English? For example, I often see names such as Standing Bear or Sitting Bull, yet we almost never translate names in from non-Native cultures into English. What is the origins of this convention?

250 upvotes • gnikivar2

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In the movie the Death of Stalin, Orthodox priests show up to the funeral. I thought that Stalin had persecuted the Orthodox church underground. How accurate is them showing up to the funeral? What did Stalin's persecution of the Church entail then if it did not have to go underground?

250 upvotes • Bhill68

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Panel AMA: From the Republic to the Byzantine Empire

250 upvotes • commiespaceinvader

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How was the generation of young adults entering the labor market during the Great Depression characterized in the media? Were they perceived similarly to millennials today?

250 upvotes • Metaphoricalsimile

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Are there still "ghost" ships afloat in the ocean? Is it possible there are centuries old ships that got stuck in the doldrums and have not been discovered? If so, what is the oldest one we have discovered?

250 upvotes • rydef1

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At what point after WWII did emulating Nazis become popular with the white supremacy culture?

250 upvotes • hutch01

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Medieval and Renaissance writers warn of the danger of tyrants and tyranny, yet by our standards their monarchies would be tyrannical. What was tyranny to a medieval philosopher?

250 upvotes • BreaksFull

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The convoy system worked great against U-boats in WWI. Why did it have to be "relearned" in WWII?

250 upvotes • TheLordHighExecu

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I recently found that my Grandmother's Great Uncle ran away from his home in Arkansas at the outbreak of the civil war to fight for the Union. How common was it for people from Confederate states to fight for the Union or vice versa?	250	TroyValice
Were there/are there people in remote regions of the DPRK, such as the mountains, living outside the confines of the oppressive regime?	250	Tom_Haley
Why are Native American names usually translated into English? For example, I often see names such as Standing Bear or Sitting Bull, yet we almost never translate names in from non-Native cultures into English. What is the origins of this convention?	250	gnikivar2
In the movie the Death of Stalin, Orthodox priests show up to the funeral. I thought that Stalin had persecuted the Orthodox church underground. How accurate is them showing up to the funeral? What did Stalin's persecution of the Church entail then if it did not have to go underground?	250	Bhill68
Panel AMA: From the Republic to the Byzantine Empire	250	commiespaceinvader
How was the generation of young adults entering the labor market during the Great Depression characterized in the media? Were they perceived similarly to millennials today?	250	Metaphoricalsimile
Are there still "ghost" ships afloat in the ocean? Is it possible there are centuries old ships that got stuck in the doldrums and have not been discovered? If so, what is the oldest one we have discovered?	250	rydef1
At what point after WWII did emulating Nazis become popular with the white supremacy culture?	250	hutch01
Medieval and Renaissance writers warn of the danger of tyrants and tyranny, yet by our standards their monarchies would be tyrannical. What was tyranny to a medieval philosopher?	250	BreaksFull
The convoy system worked great against U-boats in WWI. Why did it have to be "relearned" in WWII?	250	TheLordHighExecu