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Why is the Chinese front during WW2 rarely ever acknowledged or talked about?

184 upvotes • FREAK21345

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What is the significance of the farmers all wearing bald caps in the film 'Seven Samurai'?

184 upvotes • amandycat

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At what point in WWII did the average German soldier realize they were going to lose and how did they react?

184 upvotes • Elphinstone1842

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In the 1993 movie Stalingrad, there is a scene where the Wehrmacht Heer and Red Army soldiers manage to form a temporary truce to collect their dead and wounded and share supplies together. Were there any documented instances of this occurring on the Eastern Front of WW2?

184 upvotes • integral_grail

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Did people really walk differently in medieval times?

184 upvotes • Twirrim

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Were the lyrics "My name is _____ and I'm here to say:" ever actually, un-ironically used in a Golden Age (or prior) Hip-hop song?

184 upvotes • Acidnapper

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Did Hawaiians believe they were the only people (did ancient Hawaiians have access to other civilizations)?

184 upvotes • ferdous12345

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How closely did upper-class people follow those ridiculous etiquette books of the 19th century?

184 upvotes • TapiocaTuesday

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Did the Soviet troops know that D-day took place? Similarly, did Allied troops know of the Soviets winning at Stalingrad?

184 upvotes • MagFraggins

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It seems fairly common knowledge that the original vibrators were invented to relieve female "hysteria", when in reality the doctors were unknowingly providing female orgasms. Is there any account of these doctors reactions or thoughts when it was discovered what exactly they were doing? NSFW

184 upvotes • itbitme334

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the Chinese front during WW2 rarely ever acknowledged or talked about?	184	FREAK21345
What is the significance of the farmers all wearing bald caps in the film 'Seven Samurai'?	184	amandycat
At what point in WWII did the average German soldier realize they were going to lose and how did they react?	184	Elphinstone1842
In the 1993 movie Stalingrad, there is a scene where the Wehrmacht Heer and Red Army soldiers manage to form a temporary truce to collect their dead and wounded and share supplies together. Were there any documented instances of this occurring on the Eastern Front of WW2?	184	integral_grail
Did people really walk differently in medieval times?	184	Twirrim
Were the lyrics "My name is _____ and I'm here to say:" ever actually, un-ironically used in a Golden Age (or prior) Hip-hop song?	184	Acidnapper
Did Hawaiians believe they were the only people (did ancient Hawaiians have access to other civilizations)?	184	ferdous12345
How closely did upper-class people follow those ridiculous etiquette books of the 19th century?	184	TapiocaTuesday
Did the Soviet troops know that D-day took place? Similarly, did Allied troops know of the Soviets winning at Stalingrad?	184	MagFraggins
It seems fairly common knowledge that the original vibrators were invented to relieve female "hysteria", when in reality the doctors were unknowingly providing female orgasms. Is there any account of these doctors reactions or thoughts when it was discovered what exactly they were doing? NSFW	184	itbitme334