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Is there anything historically reasonable about the show 'Ancient Aliens'

180 upvotes • Tibulski

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Is there any record of variations on double transposition or Playfair ciphers used by British SOE during WWII?

180 upvotes • rr645

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At what point did the Iranians find out their country had been overthrown in a carefully orchestrated coup by the C.I.A. / MI6 in 1953?

180 upvotes • sunrisefusion

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In WWI, had France crossed through Belgium ignoring their neutrality to get a one-up on Germany, would the Treaty of London have Forced Britain to attack France?

180 upvotes • hillside

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Was it normal to receive guests between 4:00 am and 9:00 am in Medieval France?

180 upvotes • Seswatha

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Why are sailors traditionally considered the biggest cursers?

180 upvotes • jalliss

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In colonial America, did apprentices marry the daughters of their masters?

180 upvotes • KeladryofMindelan

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After WWII, there must have been a sizable population of partially Japanese citizens born in China. What place in society did they hold, and, I guess more to the point, what happened to them?

180 upvotes • KingmelikeJames

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Did people in ancient times really glorify war like we imagine, or is it more complicated than that?

180 upvotes • ceedubs2

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How inclined were the Japanese samurai to fight to the death?

180 upvotes • XCalibur672

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there anything historically reasonable about the show 'Ancient Aliens'	180	Tibulski
Is there any record of variations on double transposition or Playfair ciphers used by British SOE during WWII?	180	rr645
At what point did the Iranians find out their country had been overthrown in a carefully orchestrated coup by the C.I.A. / MI6 in 1953?	180	sunrisefusion
In WWI, had France crossed through Belgium ignoring their neutrality to get a one-up on Germany, would the Treaty of London have Forced Britain to attack France?	180	hillside
Was it normal to receive guests between 4:00 am and 9:00 am in Medieval France?	180	Seswatha
Why are sailors traditionally considered the biggest cursers?	180	jalliss
In colonial America, did apprentices marry the daughters of their masters?	180	KeladryofMindelan
After WWII, there must have been a sizable population of partially Japanese citizens born in China. What place in society did they hold, and, I guess more to the point, what happened to them?	180	KingmelikeJames
Did people in ancient times really glorify war like we imagine, or is it more complicated than that?	180	ceedubs2
How inclined were the Japanese samurai to fight to the death?	180	XCalibur672