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How should I, a native Turkish citizen, educate myself on the Armenian Genocide?

6050 upvotes • epserdar

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I just finished watching Waco on netflix. It felt like I was watching an anti-government video, showing only the good side of the Branch-Dividians, and only the bad side of the ATF/FBI. Can someone explain the Waco seige, and say how accurate the events portrayed are?

6050 upvotes • nw342

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Did Southern girls around the Civil War really take naps en masse in the middle of a party, as depicted in Gone With the Wind?

6049 upvotes • fathercthulu

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Obama's name (particularly his middle name Hussein) was the object of xenophobic innuendo questioning his loyalty (especially in the context of US military intervention in the Near East). Was Eisenhower's German surname ever the object of similar distrust (i.e., suspicion he might be a secret Nazi)?

6048 upvotes • JJVMT

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Say Hello to Our Little Friends! Introducing William Snoollace and the Empress Dowager Snooxi!

6046 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why did European Bowler hats become part of traditional women's dress for the Aymara people in Bolivia and Peru?

6041 upvotes • Khwarezm

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I'm a well-do Roman aristocrat in Rome during the 2nd century. My wife has been showing an interest in this Syrian cult called Christianity. What am I likely to feel about this?

6014 upvotes • BreaksFull

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I AM LEONIDAS, KING OF SPARTA! ASK ME ANYTHING!

6006 upvotes • LEONIDAAAS

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How did the term "goth" go from meaning a Germanic tribe, to a person who wears black and is into the macabre?

5991 upvotes • gunnyguy121

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Why was that the Greeks and Romans of antiquity were able to sculpt perfect human forms, yet their drawings and paintings of people appeared much more rudimentary?

5981 upvotes • pardon_the_mess

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How should I, a native Turkish citizen, educate myself on the Armenian Genocide?	6050	epserdar
I just finished watching Waco on netflix. It felt like I was watching an anti-government video, showing only the good side of the Branch-Dividians, and only the bad side of the ATF/FBI. Can someone explain the Waco seige, and say how accurate the events portrayed are?	6050	nw342
Did Southern girls around the Civil War really take naps en masse in the middle of a party, as depicted in Gone With the Wind?	6049	fathercthulu
Obama's name (particularly his middle name Hussein) was the object of xenophobic innuendo questioning his loyalty (especially in the context of US military intervention in the Near East). Was Eisenhower's German surname ever the object of similar distrust (i.e., suspicion he might be a secret Nazi)?	6048	JJVMT
Say Hello to Our Little Friends! Introducing William Snoollace and the Empress Dowager Snooxi!	6046	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why did European Bowler hats become part of traditional women's dress for the Aymara people in Bolivia and Peru?	6041	Khwarezm
I'm a well-do Roman aristocrat in Rome during the 2nd century. My wife has been showing an interest in this Syrian cult called Christianity. What am I likely to feel about this?	6014	BreaksFull
I AM LEONIDAS, KING OF SPARTA! ASK ME ANYTHING!	6006	LEONIDAAAS
How did the term "goth" go from meaning a Germanic tribe, to a person who wears black and is into the macabre?	5991	gunnyguy121
Why was that the Greeks and Romans of antiquity were able to sculpt perfect human forms, yet their drawings and paintings of people appeared much more rudimentary?	5981	pardon_the_mess