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Are there any interesting historical works that discuss Stalag fiction, a pornographic genre that sexualized Nazi concentration camp brutality (typically in a female-on-male way)?

190 upvotes • Suntzie

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Why didn't armies (pre-gun) train thousands of attack dogs?

190 upvotes • El-Kabongg

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It can take weeks to canoe between Polynesian islands. How did the first island settlers discover new islands, and why did anyone risk the journey?

189 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is anyone looking for Alexander the Great's tomb?

189 upvotes • jurble

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What were the main arguments of the women opposing women's suffrage in early 1900s?

189 upvotes • remarkedvial

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did the imperial Romans use opium?

189 upvotes • grapp

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Did people in the Roman Republic/ Empire ever try to rescue the condemned after crucifixion?

189 upvotes • bastocrat

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Was there a civil rights movement, comparable to the one in the US, in the UK?

189 upvotes • amikefox

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Can someone please tell me who this is on this Confederate $1 note from 1864?

189 upvotes • brokeboysboxers

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Was the German Empire more militaristic ("Prussianism") than other European countries or is that a misconception?

189 upvotes • CantReadTheCode

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any interesting historical works that discuss Stalag fiction, a pornographic genre that sexualized Nazi concentration camp brutality (typically in a female-on-male way)?	190	Suntzie
Why didn't armies (pre-gun) train thousands of attack dogs?	190	El-Kabongg
It can take weeks to canoe between Polynesian islands. How did the first island settlers discover new islands, and why did anyone risk the journey?	189	[deleted]
Is anyone looking for Alexander the Great's tomb?	189	jurble
What were the main arguments of the women opposing women's suffrage in early 1900s?	189	remarkedvial
did the imperial Romans use opium?	189	grapp
Did people in the Roman Republic/ Empire ever try to rescue the condemned after crucifixion?	189	bastocrat
Was there a civil rights movement, comparable to the one in the US, in the UK?	189	amikefox
Can someone please tell me who this is on this Confederate $1 note from 1864?	189	brokeboysboxers
Was the German Empire more militaristic ("Prussianism") than other European countries or is that a misconception?	189	CantReadTheCode