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Did the Mujahideen really turn into the Taliban and al-Qaeda?

229 upvotes • chuck212

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How much did a dog cost, that was displayed on a storefront window, in 1953?

229 upvotes • ENG-eins

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How politicized was shaving in the Eastern Roman Empire?

229 upvotes • omfalos

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In the film The Right Stuff, the military shifts from keeping the record breaking flights of test pilots a secret to heavily publicizing them in attempts to drive up public interest and in turn generate money for the space program. Is there any truth to that actually taking place?

229 upvotes • wuuuuuut

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Grave of the fireflies starts with the child main character dying of starvation homeless in a train station, the people around him act like this kind of thing is common in Japan by the end of war. Was it?

229 upvotes • grapp

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Did the US Air Force or Navy see a spike in enlistment after Top Gun was released?

229 upvotes • thatfcknguy

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This picture was posted with the following declaration: "A Muslim woman covers the yellow star of her Jewish neighbor with her veil to protect her, Sarajevo, 1941." Is it true?

229 upvotes • CynicalPajeet

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Did the USSR have any theme parks?

229 upvotes • josiewells16

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Is there a historical reason hats are considered disrespectful indoors?

228 upvotes • Tricitiesdrama

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In the 1960s, tv shows depicting a contrast between rural and urban America were astonishingly popular (The Beverly Hillbillies was the #1 show twice and Andy Griffith once in the decade). Were these shows reflecting an underlying tension, a kind of nostalgia, or something else? What was going on?

228 upvotes • td4999

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Mujahideen really turn into the Taliban and al-Qaeda?	229	chuck212
How much did a dog cost, that was displayed on a storefront window, in 1953?	229	ENG-eins
How politicized was shaving in the Eastern Roman Empire?	229	omfalos
In the film The Right Stuff, the military shifts from keeping the record breaking flights of test pilots a secret to heavily publicizing them in attempts to drive up public interest and in turn generate money for the space program. Is there any truth to that actually taking place?	229	wuuuuuut
Grave of the fireflies starts with the child main character dying of starvation homeless in a train station, the people around him act like this kind of thing is common in Japan by the end of war. Was it?	229	grapp
Did the US Air Force or Navy see a spike in enlistment after Top Gun was released?	229	thatfcknguy
This picture was posted with the following declaration: "A Muslim woman covers the yellow star of her Jewish neighbor with her veil to protect her, Sarajevo, 1941." Is it true?	229	CynicalPajeet
Did the USSR have any theme parks?	229	josiewells16
Is there a historical reason hats are considered disrespectful indoors?	228	Tricitiesdrama
In the 1960s, tv shows depicting a contrast between rural and urban America were astonishingly popular (The Beverly Hillbillies was the #1 show twice and Andy Griffith once in the decade). Were these shows reflecting an underlying tension, a kind of nostalgia, or something else? What was going on?	228	td4999