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What was Britain's plan after the fall of France?

227 upvotes • Klostergard

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Some Scandinavians believe Denmark-Norway and Sweden were manipulated into constant war by the great powers to prevent the formation of a united Nordic great power, how true is this?

227 upvotes • [deleted]

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What are these Lego-looking things I saw in Pompeii?

227 upvotes • mickster_island

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In the Middle Ages, would people have kept and said the date like we do? Would they have said "Today is March 31st, 1081"?

227 upvotes • AshesOfArtorias

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Why did Margaret Thatcher want the Falklands so badly?

227 upvotes • itsmassive

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What are the origins of Mexican drug cartels? How far do they date back in history?

227 upvotes • Well_established

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What were some obscene gestures used by ancient Greeks, Romans, Persians, et al.? How do we know what they looked like?

227 upvotes • HippocleidesCaresNot

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Medieval Latin/Frankish armies are often depicted as slow and heavily armored, and Medieval Islamic armies are depicted as fast and lightly armored. How accurate is this depiction?

227 upvotes • Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX

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How do we have a full copy of The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar?

227 upvotes • jibs

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My AP textbook says that the US had segregated ambulances for decades. If this is true, how would it even work? If there were no black ambulances in range, would they just leave you to bleed out?

227 upvotes • omegasavant

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was Britain's plan after the fall of France?	227	Klostergard
Some Scandinavians believe Denmark-Norway and Sweden were manipulated into constant war by the great powers to prevent the formation of a united Nordic great power, how true is this?	227	[deleted]
What are these Lego-looking things I saw in Pompeii?	227	mickster_island
In the Middle Ages, would people have kept and said the date like we do? Would they have said "Today is March 31st, 1081"?	227	AshesOfArtorias
Why did Margaret Thatcher want the Falklands so badly?	227	itsmassive
What are the origins of Mexican drug cartels? How far do they date back in history?	227	Well_established
What were some obscene gestures used by ancient Greeks, Romans, Persians, et al.? How do we know what they looked like?	227	HippocleidesCaresNot
Medieval Latin/Frankish armies are often depicted as slow and heavily armored, and Medieval Islamic armies are depicted as fast and lightly armored. How accurate is this depiction?	227	Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX
How do we have a full copy of The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar?	227	jibs
My AP textbook says that the US had segregated ambulances for decades. If this is true, how would it even work? If there were no black ambulances in range, would they just leave you to bleed out?	227	omegasavant