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What were Pablo Escobar's plans if had become the president of Colombia?

189 upvotes • XMercuriusX

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My Grandfather was a flight instructor for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. He reportedly claimed that the average life expectancy for an RAAF pilot on combat duty was just six weeks. Is there any truth to this claim?

189 upvotes • Elm11

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What is the history of Chinese zombies hopping around with slips of paper on their faces and how did such a legend come into existence?

189 upvotes • 04231993

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Did the Vikings have a tradition of singing sea shanties?

189 upvotes • marquis_of_chaos

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What was your PH.D. Thesis and how did you decide to do that subject in particular?

189 upvotes • napalmjerry

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This is the tomb believed to house Jesus Christ. How are they able to discern whether it does or does not belong to him?

189 upvotes • NinnyBoggy

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In Blackadder, there’s lots of fun being made of William Pitt the Younger (24 when he became the Prime Minister) and the Pitt family in general, presuming younger and younger Pitts coming to power. What was the extend of the Pitts’ influence on British politics after Pitt the Younger?

189 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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Was Pre-Modern Banditry a Community Effort?

189 upvotes • Cetashwayo

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Why was the Christian Church so dogmatically pro Aristotlean philosophy when Aristotle was a pagan?

189 upvotes • makhnovite

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Most Westerners were blindsided by Japan's victory against China in 1895, and ten years later were blindsided again by Japan's victory against Russia. How did this happen, especially since Western advisors and observers were "embedded" among both militaries?

189 upvotes • envatted_love

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What were Pablo Escobar's plans if had become the president of Colombia?	189	XMercuriusX
My Grandfather was a flight instructor for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. He reportedly claimed that the average life expectancy for an RAAF pilot on combat duty was just six weeks. Is there any truth to this claim?	189	Elm11
What is the history of Chinese zombies hopping around with slips of paper on their faces and how did such a legend come into existence?	189	04231993
Did the Vikings have a tradition of singing sea shanties?	189	marquis_of_chaos
What was your PH.D. Thesis and how did you decide to do that subject in particular?	189	napalmjerry
This is the tomb believed to house Jesus Christ. How are they able to discern whether it does or does not belong to him?	189	NinnyBoggy
In Blackadder, there’s lots of fun being made of William Pitt the Younger (24 when he became the Prime Minister) and the Pitt family in general, presuming younger and younger Pitts coming to power. What was the extend of the Pitts’ influence on British politics after Pitt the Younger?	189	LukeInTheSkyWith
Was Pre-Modern Banditry a Community Effort?	189	Cetashwayo
Why was the Christian Church so dogmatically pro Aristotlean philosophy when Aristotle was a pagan?	189	makhnovite
Most Westerners were blindsided by Japan's victory against China in 1895, and ten years later were blindsided again by Japan's victory against Russia. How did this happen, especially since Western advisors and observers were "embedded" among both militaries?	189	envatted_love