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How come after losing two world wars is Germany still arguably the most powerful country in Europe?

181 upvotes • StereoContact

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The issue of Collective Memory of the Spanish Flu

181 upvotes • Confucius3000

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Was there actually an "aristocratic" opposition to fascism in Italy and Germany? An "old guard" of conservatives who though Hitler or Mussolini were grubby and uncouth?

181 upvotes • Tiako

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What happened the first few days after segregation ended in the United States?

181 upvotes • JackMythos

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Did the average pre-modern person work less than we do today?

181 upvotes • FrameAdorable3548

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How did the Roman Army store their cheese?

181 upvotes • LtHorse1914

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On the evening before his death, George Washington read the newspapers with his secretary, Tobias Lear. What sort of stories would he have been printed in them?

181 upvotes • thegimboid

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Would the USSR have developed nuclear weapons eventually if they hadn't obtained US classified information?

181 upvotes • gaxxzz

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In the book "Emily of New Moon," a 36 year old man (Dean Priest) has a romantic interest in 12 year old Emily, telling her that he'll wait for her. How would people in the 1920s have viewed this character? Did author L.M. Montgomery experience something similar in her own life?

181 upvotes • kimprobable

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Why do so many people say that the Olmecs were Africans?

181 upvotes • PickleReaper0

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come after losing two world wars is Germany still arguably the most powerful country in Europe?	181	StereoContact
The issue of Collective Memory of the Spanish Flu	181	Confucius3000
Was there actually an "aristocratic" opposition to fascism in Italy and Germany? An "old guard" of conservatives who though Hitler or Mussolini were grubby and uncouth?	181	Tiako
What happened the first few days after segregation ended in the United States?	181	JackMythos
Did the average pre-modern person work less than we do today?	181	FrameAdorable3548
How did the Roman Army store their cheese?	181	LtHorse1914
On the evening before his death, George Washington read the newspapers with his secretary, Tobias Lear. What sort of stories would he have been printed in them?	181	thegimboid
Would the USSR have developed nuclear weapons eventually if they hadn't obtained US classified information?	181	gaxxzz
In the book "Emily of New Moon," a 36 year old man (Dean Priest) has a romantic interest in 12 year old Emily, telling her that he'll wait for her. How would people in the 1920s have viewed this character? Did author L.M. Montgomery experience something similar in her own life?	181	kimprobable
Why do so many people say that the Olmecs were Africans?	181	PickleReaper0