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What happened to the French Foreign Legion during WWII? Was the legion divided, or did most of the legion go to either side? Were there ever any attempts by Petain's government to establish a foreign legion from Axis Powers?

174 upvotes • Enron_Energy

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Why did Greece produce so many philosophers?

174 upvotes • Tatem1961

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Where does the victorian pointing hand clipart come from?

174 upvotes • amphicoelias

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Is Soviet-style command economy really a bad economic model or is the disparity a result of western sanctions?

174 upvotes • hahaha01357

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I'm a Peasant and my village now belongs to another country

174 upvotes • Shagrath1988

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How accurate was Kremlinology?

174 upvotes • Tiako

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What did Roman music sound like and what form did the written notation take?

174 upvotes • zagreus9

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How Educated would a medieval King like Edward III be of Roman history and Military Strategy?

174 upvotes • corruptrevolutionary

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Wikipedia describes "Roaring" Dan Seavey - a "sailor, fisherman, farmer, saloon keeper, prospector, U.S. marshal, thief, poacher, smuggler, hijacker, human trafficker, and timber pirate" on the Great Lakes. How on earth could a pirate operate there so brazenly and for so long in the 1900s?

174 upvotes • Elm11

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In Edward Muir's Ritual Life in Early Modern Europe he describes gang rape to be very prevalent among young men in early modern europe, forcing some girls to enter the brothel because of the social stigma. Was there any action taken among communities to stop such behavior among young men?

174 upvotes • jku1m

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What happened to the French Foreign Legion during WWII? Was the legion divided, or did most of the legion go to either side? Were there ever any attempts by Petain's government to establish a foreign legion from Axis Powers?	174	Enron_Energy
Why did Greece produce so many philosophers?	174	Tatem1961
Where does the victorian pointing hand clipart come from?	174	amphicoelias
Is Soviet-style command economy really a bad economic model or is the disparity a result of western sanctions?	174	hahaha01357
I'm a Peasant and my village now belongs to another country	174	Shagrath1988
How accurate was Kremlinology?	174	Tiako
What did Roman music sound like and what form did the written notation take?	174	zagreus9
How Educated would a medieval King like Edward III be of Roman history and Military Strategy?	174	corruptrevolutionary
Wikipedia describes "Roaring" Dan Seavey - a "sailor, fisherman, farmer, saloon keeper, prospector, U.S. marshal, thief, poacher, smuggler, hijacker, human trafficker, and timber pirate" on the Great Lakes. How on earth could a pirate operate there so brazenly and for so long in the 1900s?	174	Elm11
In Edward Muir's Ritual Life in Early Modern Europe he describes gang rape to be very prevalent among young men in early modern europe, forcing some girls to enter the brothel because of the social stigma. Was there any action taken among communities to stop such behavior among young men?	174	jku1m