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What was the German public's attitude towards Holocaust survivors who returned to Germany immediately after WWII?

236 upvotes • InflamedMonkeyButts

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Why "666" for the beast? Without a base-10 positional representation system, this number wouldn't look particularly remarkable.

236 upvotes • GOD_Over_Djinn

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Can an historian please explain to me the death of Arius, behind the Arian Christian sect? I just read that in Constantinople "he felt the urge to relieve himself and squatted and all his intestines, and liver and kidneys fell out, killing him almost instantly." WTF?!?

236 upvotes • rahl422000

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My history textbook tells me that after the Romans sacked Carthage, they sold all its inhabitants into slavery. Were there differences between this slavery and slavery as we think of it now?

236 upvotes • Garsh2

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Were there trebuchets actually capable of launching a 90kg projectile over 300m?

236 upvotes • Butty_Butterson_Jr

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When did makeup become standard for women in western culture?

236 upvotes • wrongbutt_longbutt

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In Inglorious Bastards, Churchill is seen loitering in a corner while an agent is briefed about Operation Kino. Was Churchill like to be a 'fly on the wall' in situations like this or is it an invention of Tarantino's?

236 upvotes • rastadreadlion

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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but where does anti-union sentiment/propaganda come from?

236 upvotes • DiamondEyesFox

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Why are there so many Roman statues of Rome's enemies? Scenes of figures like Ambiorix in battle or enemies being captured I understand, but who would've commissioned a statue of Hannibal oe a Gaulish warrior or Cleopatra and why? What is the context of these kinds of portraits?

236 upvotes • Dinocrocodile

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How did the practice of christening a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne on its bow begin? What is the symbolism or reason behind this practice?

236 upvotes • Mictlantecuhtli

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What was the German public's attitude towards Holocaust survivors who returned to Germany immediately after WWII?	236	InflamedMonkeyButts
Why "666" for the beast? Without a base-10 positional representation system, this number wouldn't look particularly remarkable.	236	GOD_Over_Djinn
Can an historian please explain to me the death of Arius, behind the Arian Christian sect? I just read that in Constantinople "he felt the urge to relieve himself and squatted and all his intestines, and liver and kidneys fell out, killing him almost instantly." WTF?!?	236	rahl422000
My history textbook tells me that after the Romans sacked Carthage, they sold all its inhabitants into slavery. Were there differences between this slavery and slavery as we think of it now?	236	Garsh2
Were there trebuchets actually capable of launching a 90kg projectile over 300m?	236	Butty_Butterson_Jr
When did makeup become standard for women in western culture?	236	wrongbutt_longbutt
In Inglorious Bastards, Churchill is seen loitering in a corner while an agent is briefed about Operation Kino. Was Churchill like to be a 'fly on the wall' in situations like this or is it an invention of Tarantino's?	236	rastadreadlion
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but where does anti-union sentiment/propaganda come from?	236	DiamondEyesFox
Why are there so many Roman statues of Rome's enemies? Scenes of figures like Ambiorix in battle or enemies being captured I understand, but who would've commissioned a statue of Hannibal oe a Gaulish warrior or Cleopatra and why? What is the context of these kinds of portraits?	236	Dinocrocodile
How did the practice of christening a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne on its bow begin? What is the symbolism or reason behind this practice?	236	Mictlantecuhtli