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Why is South Africa the only African ex-colony to have a significant white population?

209 upvotes • nomad1c

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What happened for the troops Napoleon abandoned in the Levant?

209 upvotes • arctic_ocelot

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I'm a medieval soldier holding my formation's frontline for the impending cavalry charge - how likely is it that I'll survive? How do commanders keep soldiers like me from creating a mutiny?

209 upvotes • Redmond-Barry

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It is estimated that the battle of France claimed around 30% of the Luftwaffe's Aircraft: how significant was the impact of this in the following battle of Britain?

209 upvotes • quantangle

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How did the tomato become such a big part of Italian cooking?

209 upvotes • N_1998_

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What were the people who plotted the 1991 Soviet coup attempt planning to do once they gained power? Would their economic policies be different from the ones pursued later by Yeltsin?

209 upvotes • Shashank1000

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How did yogurt, a somewhat exotic traditional Middle Eastern food, gain such a dominant market share in the American dairy aisle?

209 upvotes • caffarelli

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Is it true that when Soviet soldiers advanced into German territory in the latter years of WW2, they were shocked by how well-off the German houses were? And that this made them even more bitter and angry at the fact the Germans had invaded them to take what little they had?

209 upvotes • okungnyo

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When two cultures met, how would they go about learning each others languages?

209 upvotes • ChrispySea

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In the tv series 'Manhattan', its indicated that Robert Oppenheimer's value to the project lay in his ability to navigate the social circles of Washington effortlessly, and not in the day-to-day science of the project. Is this accurate?

209 upvotes • td4999

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is South Africa the only African ex-colony to have a significant white population?	209	nomad1c
What happened for the troops Napoleon abandoned in the Levant?	209	arctic_ocelot
I'm a medieval soldier holding my formation's frontline for the impending cavalry charge - how likely is it that I'll survive? How do commanders keep soldiers like me from creating a mutiny?	209	Redmond-Barry
It is estimated that the battle of France claimed around 30% of the Luftwaffe's Aircraft: how significant was the impact of this in the following battle of Britain?	209	quantangle
How did the tomato become such a big part of Italian cooking?	209	N_1998_
What were the people who plotted the 1991 Soviet coup attempt planning to do once they gained power? Would their economic policies be different from the ones pursued later by Yeltsin?	209	Shashank1000
How did yogurt, a somewhat exotic traditional Middle Eastern food, gain such a dominant market share in the American dairy aisle?	209	caffarelli
Is it true that when Soviet soldiers advanced into German territory in the latter years of WW2, they were shocked by how well-off the German houses were? And that this made them even more bitter and angry at the fact the Germans had invaded them to take what little they had?	209	okungnyo
When two cultures met, how would they go about learning each others languages?	209	ChrispySea
In the tv series 'Manhattan', its indicated that Robert Oppenheimer's value to the project lay in his ability to navigate the social circles of Washington effortlessly, and not in the day-to-day science of the project. Is this accurate?	209	td4999