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Does anyone know what happened to "Tank Man" from Tiannamen Square? Is there a favored theory?

213 upvotes • [deleted]

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During the Roman Empire, if a Legionary was killed in battle how/when was the family notified?

213 upvotes • XIMGOIX

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After a village was sacked and "raped and pillaged", how would that village look at the victims of the rapes? Normally if a woman was raped it seems she "lost value", but was it seen as different from a societal standpoint when it happened to the whole town? NSFW

213 upvotes • Spam4119

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What was the back up plan if d-day failed?

213 upvotes • cronos844

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Did the allies plan to depose the German government in 1940 had they won the battle of France?

213 upvotes • thekev506

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Why did flags become so popular and where did the idea of a flag come from?

213 upvotes • Goly-Old-Digger-Nick

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What was the Japanese reaction to the Doolittle raid and did they know how the US pulled it off?

213 upvotes • SMC99

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[LONG] It seems that Nazi Germany developed a disproportionate amount of modern military concepts and technological paradigms; is this the case, and if so, why?

213 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did American witches believe that they were witches?

212 upvotes • GaryRegalsMuscleCar

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during the black death, was there any medicine used that actually helped the patient?

212 upvotes • Just_Maya

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does anyone know what happened to "Tank Man" from Tiannamen Square? Is there a favored theory?	213	[deleted]
During the Roman Empire, if a Legionary was killed in battle how/when was the family notified?	213	XIMGOIX
After a village was sacked and "raped and pillaged", how would that village look at the victims of the rapes? Normally if a woman was raped it seems she "lost value", but was it seen as different from a societal standpoint when it happened to the whole town? NSFW	213	Spam4119
What was the back up plan if d-day failed?	213	cronos844
Did the allies plan to depose the German government in 1940 had they won the battle of France?	213	thekev506
Why did flags become so popular and where did the idea of a flag come from?	213	Goly-Old-Digger-Nick
What was the Japanese reaction to the Doolittle raid and did they know how the US pulled it off?	213	SMC99
[LONG] It seems that Nazi Germany developed a disproportionate amount of modern military concepts and technological paradigms; is this the case, and if so, why?	213	[deleted]
Did American witches believe that they were witches?	212	GaryRegalsMuscleCar
during the black death, was there any medicine used that actually helped the patient?	212	Just_Maya