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What was the extent of Dutch collaboration with the Nazis? How did the Dutch resistance compare to the resistance in other countries? Lastly, how were Dutch Jews received when they returned following the war?

210 upvotes • alleeele

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During the time of the American Revolution, how unusual would it be to encounter Native Americans on the street of an city in the colonies?

210 upvotes • silentreader90

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Was the attitude displayed towards oral sex by both Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky hearings and the character Veronica in the film Clerks (1994) typical for the culture of that time? NSFW

210 upvotes • angwilwileth

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What is this medieval "wheel" thing (marked red)?

210 upvotes • VikingWarriorSkjald

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How was street food served before the advent of disposable plates and cups?

210 upvotes • 93cherrysour

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Among the conquistadors who accompanied Cortes in his war against the Aztec Empire, there was one conquistadora named Maria De Estrada. Do we have any idea how native women reacted to seeing another woman in such a role?

210 upvotes • nowlan101

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Why weren't the Russians the first old worlders to discover north America and the rest of the new world? They only had to go a little bit east to find Alaska, compared to the thousands of miles of open ocean Columbus had to cross.

210 upvotes • WCR_706

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In "Society Must be Defended", Michel Foucault makes a big deal of the medieval myth that all European nations were descended from Troy. Is there any evidence of this myth being taken seriously by medieval Europeans, such as using it to argue against intra-European wars?

210 upvotes • MaxThrustage

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Why do so many US elementary schools teach southeast Asian stick dancing in PE class?

210 upvotes • MarshmallowPepys

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Why did my grandfather flee Hungary in WW2?

210 upvotes • KindSpray33

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the extent of Dutch collaboration with the Nazis? How did the Dutch resistance compare to the resistance in other countries? Lastly, how were Dutch Jews received when they returned following the war?	210	alleeele
During the time of the American Revolution, how unusual would it be to encounter Native Americans on the street of an city in the colonies?	210	silentreader90
Was the attitude displayed towards oral sex by both Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky hearings and the character Veronica in the film Clerks (1994) typical for the culture of that time? NSFW	210	angwilwileth
What is this medieval "wheel" thing (marked red)?	210	VikingWarriorSkjald
How was street food served before the advent of disposable plates and cups?	210	93cherrysour
Among the conquistadors who accompanied Cortes in his war against the Aztec Empire, there was one conquistadora named Maria De Estrada. Do we have any idea how native women reacted to seeing another woman in such a role?	210	nowlan101
Why weren't the Russians the first old worlders to discover north America and the rest of the new world? They only had to go a little bit east to find Alaska, compared to the thousands of miles of open ocean Columbus had to cross.	210	WCR_706
In "Society Must be Defended", Michel Foucault makes a big deal of the medieval myth that all European nations were descended from Troy. Is there any evidence of this myth being taken seriously by medieval Europeans, such as using it to argue against intra-European wars?	210	MaxThrustage
Why do so many US elementary schools teach southeast Asian stick dancing in PE class?	210	MarshmallowPepys
Why did my grandfather flee Hungary in WW2?	210	KindSpray33