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I'm a Soviet POW who was sent to a concentration camp after surrendering to the Germans during WWII. The camp has now been liberated by the Red Army. What happens to me now?

167 upvotes • BulkDarthDan

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Why wasn't there a widespread adoption of horses by the indigenous people of southern Africa?

167 upvotes • veratrin

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It's somewhere between 150-200AD, I'm a fighting-aged man with a young family in northern Germania. Life here sucks and those Goths up North are looking a bit scary, so I don't really fancy sticking around. Can I emigrate peacefully into Roman territory, even if my king wants to fight them?

167 upvotes • OdBx

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Just how effective were gambesons on a battlefield? I have a feeling modern enthusiasts exagerrate a lot.

167 upvotes • Doveen

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I've come across a photo of bolshevik protesters in Paris in 1919. Why are they biting on knives?

167 upvotes • Apulach

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Plato records a visit in Athens by an Indian wise man who met and talked with Socrates about philosophy. How plausable was that visit? Could the reverse ha taken place?

167 upvotes • anadampapadam

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What elements of the ancient Egyptian religion persist in present-day religious traditions? I have often heard that the cult of Mary is an adaptation of the cult of Isis, for instance.

167 upvotes • st_sebastian

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My dad was telling me the other day that there was no "right-wing" in America during the Vietnam era. Only far left activists and normal Americans. Can anyone shed some light on the truth?

167 upvotes • El_Monstero29

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In light of the fact that President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to plan a military parade for Memorial Day, has their ever been anything of the kind in U.S. History?

167 upvotes • cntry82txn

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"In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. It was given full legal representation..." - what's the story behind this?

167 upvotes • Yamster80

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I'm a Soviet POW who was sent to a concentration camp after surrendering to the Germans during WWII. The camp has now been liberated by the Red Army. What happens to me now?	167	BulkDarthDan
Why wasn't there a widespread adoption of horses by the indigenous people of southern Africa?	167	veratrin
It's somewhere between 150-200AD, I'm a fighting-aged man with a young family in northern Germania. Life here sucks and those Goths up North are looking a bit scary, so I don't really fancy sticking around. Can I emigrate peacefully into Roman territory, even if my king wants to fight them?	167	OdBx
Just how effective were gambesons on a battlefield? I have a feeling modern enthusiasts exagerrate a lot.	167	Doveen
I've come across a photo of bolshevik protesters in Paris in 1919. Why are they biting on knives?	167	Apulach
Plato records a visit in Athens by an Indian wise man who met and talked with Socrates about philosophy. How plausable was that visit? Could the reverse ha taken place?	167	anadampapadam
What elements of the ancient Egyptian religion persist in present-day religious traditions? I have often heard that the cult of Mary is an adaptation of the cult of Isis, for instance.	167	st_sebastian
My dad was telling me the other day that there was no "right-wing" in America during the Vietnam era. Only far left activists and normal Americans. Can anyone shed some light on the truth?	167	El_Monstero29
In light of the fact that President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to plan a military parade for Memorial Day, has their ever been anything of the kind in U.S. History?	167	cntry82txn
"In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. It was given full legal representation..." - what's the story behind this?	167	Yamster80