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What happened to German-Americans collective memory?

2836 upvotes • Pol_Raptis

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Am I, a person living in the West, currently getting any thing out of of the medical experiments performed by the Third Reich and the Japanese Army during World War 2?

2834 upvotes • 1337_n00b

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I am a messenger in Rome, tasked with a message for Caesar who is conquering Gaul. How do I find him and how do I find my way back home?

2833 upvotes • barandor

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What "ended" the Satanic Panic of the 80s, regarding heavy metal, Dungeons and Dragons, etc?

2831 upvotes • AskMeAboutNurgle

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My dad is convinced that Portuguese sailors "discovered" Australia before the Dutch in the 17th century. Is this just misplaced nationalist pride, or is there some truth to this claim?

2831 upvotes • thebuttbutdance

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6 million victims of the holocaust. HUGE number

2828 upvotes • OwenCohen

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Most of Japan's former colonies still resent their conquest, years after gaining freedom. But the Taiwanese seem to remember Japanese rule fondly, and have a great relationship with modern Japan. What explains this difference? Did the Japanese treat Taiwan better?

2828 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Where does "Seven Wonders of the World" come from? Who coined the term and when? Were they always the same wonders?

2826 upvotes • RWNorthPole

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Were barrel fires for some reason more popular in urban centers in the US around the 70's and 80's?

2826 upvotes • mustardhouse1

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Did the perception that German is an unusually harsh, guttural, and unpleasant language exist before he world wars, or is it an outgrowth of anti-German war propaganda?

2825 upvotes • Lynx_Rufus

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to German-Americans collective memory?	2836	Pol_Raptis
Am I, a person living in the West, currently getting any thing out of of the medical experiments performed by the Third Reich and the Japanese Army during World War 2?	2834	1337_n00b
I am a messenger in Rome, tasked with a message for Caesar who is conquering Gaul. How do I find him and how do I find my way back home?	2833	barandor
What "ended" the Satanic Panic of the 80s, regarding heavy metal, Dungeons and Dragons, etc?	2831	AskMeAboutNurgle
My dad is convinced that Portuguese sailors "discovered" Australia before the Dutch in the 17th century. Is this just misplaced nationalist pride, or is there some truth to this claim?	2831	thebuttbutdance
6 million victims of the holocaust. HUGE number	2828	OwenCohen
Most of Japan's former colonies still resent their conquest, years after gaining freedom. But the Taiwanese seem to remember Japanese rule fondly, and have a great relationship with modern Japan. What explains this difference? Did the Japanese treat Taiwan better?	2828	RusticBohemian
Where does "Seven Wonders of the World" come from? Who coined the term and when? Were they always the same wonders?	2826	RWNorthPole
Were barrel fires for some reason more popular in urban centers in the US around the 70's and 80's?	2826	mustardhouse1
Did the perception that German is an unusually harsh, guttural, and unpleasant language exist before he world wars, or is it an outgrowth of anti-German war propaganda?	2825	Lynx_Rufus