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What happened to the kids defending Berlin?

210 upvotes • The-Kaiser1914

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The White Star Line lost 2 of their 3 flagship ocean liners in the course of 3 years (RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic), yet were still in business well into the 1930's. How did the company survive such a massive loss of investment with the sinking of two of their most expensive building projects?

210 upvotes • quiaudetvincet

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How were the Soviets able to keep their vast armies supplied during the final stages of World War Two?

210 upvotes • roadkillsy

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How did Switzerland end up housing the United Nations decades before they even joined them?

210 upvotes • Schwabenland

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I read/heard somewhere that the main reason why the Catholic church forbid its priests to marry was to stop any descendants from claiming inheritance. Is there any truth to it?

210 upvotes • J334

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How far does breakfast-lunch-dinner meal routine go back in human history? Are there other meals/routines? Did ancient humans have different/no meal routines?

210 upvotes • hairthrowaway10oct17

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Who carried our punishments in Ancient Rome if there were no police?

210 upvotes • [deleted]

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"Midway" megathread: The Battle of Midway and turning the tide in the Pacific

210 upvotes • jschooltiger

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There is a claim on Texas Monthly that the Western cultural aspect of Texas (Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers) was not the essence of Texas and it’s culture, before 1936, Texas was very similar to other Deep Southern states, and Western culture was an attempt to redefine Texas, far from the Confederacy?

210 upvotes • Big-Bonkin-Head

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George R. R. Martin once described the social system of Westeros in "A Song of Ice and Fire" as "not full feudal but quasi-feudal". What are the major differences between the Westerosi version of feudalism and the real world application of it?

210 upvotes • Try_Another_NO

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to the kids defending Berlin?	210	The-Kaiser1914
The White Star Line lost 2 of their 3 flagship ocean liners in the course of 3 years (RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic), yet were still in business well into the 1930's. How did the company survive such a massive loss of investment with the sinking of two of their most expensive building projects?	210	quiaudetvincet
How were the Soviets able to keep their vast armies supplied during the final stages of World War Two?	210	roadkillsy
How did Switzerland end up housing the United Nations decades before they even joined them?	210	Schwabenland
I read/heard somewhere that the main reason why the Catholic church forbid its priests to marry was to stop any descendants from claiming inheritance. Is there any truth to it?	210	J334
How far does breakfast-lunch-dinner meal routine go back in human history? Are there other meals/routines? Did ancient humans have different/no meal routines?	210	hairthrowaway10oct17
Who carried our punishments in Ancient Rome if there were no police?	210	[deleted]
"Midway" megathread: The Battle of Midway and turning the tide in the Pacific	210	jschooltiger
There is a claim on Texas Monthly that the Western cultural aspect of Texas (Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers) was not the essence of Texas and it’s culture, before 1936, Texas was very similar to other Deep Southern states, and Western culture was an attempt to redefine Texas, far from the Confederacy?	210	Big-Bonkin-Head
George R. R. Martin once described the social system of Westeros in "A Song of Ice and Fire" as "not full feudal but quasi-feudal". What are the major differences between the Westerosi version of feudalism and the real world application of it?	210	Try_Another_NO