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Did Hitler and the Nazis actually take the peoples’ guns as a precursor to taking control of the country?

162 upvotes • das_goose

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While Washington's men were suffering at Valley Forge and eating fire cakes, what did generals eat?

162 upvotes • jakefake3

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I'm a middle-class American with a pet dog. At what point in history would I be more likely than not to be buying him specialty "dog food," as opposed to just feeding him "food?"

162 upvotes • DGBD

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Is obsession with penis size a modern phenomenon, or have we always done it?

162 upvotes • janjanis1374264932

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George III and George Washington -- would they have had the same accent?

162 upvotes • corsairtact

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Was WW2 just endless non-stop fighting? After reading some soldier's letters it doesn't seem that way.

162 upvotes • [deleted]

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What did Lenin think of comedians and how were they treated under his rule?

162 upvotes • gatoplanta

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How common was establishing a system of government based on strange women lying in ponds distributing swords in some farcical aquatic ceremony? But, seriously, are there any real life examples of folk tale-like unusual means of usurping a king/replacing one when a blood line couldn't be kept going?

162 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did New Zealand's colder climate, mountainous terrain, and vast resources change Maori culture from their Polynesian cousins on smaller islands?

162 upvotes • LordCommanderBlack

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What did Europeans socialise over before tea and coffee arrived?

162 upvotes • kaj_ima_lima

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Hitler and the Nazis actually take the peoples’ guns as a precursor to taking control of the country?	162	das_goose
While Washington's men were suffering at Valley Forge and eating fire cakes, what did generals eat?	162	jakefake3
I'm a middle-class American with a pet dog. At what point in history would I be more likely than not to be buying him specialty "dog food," as opposed to just feeding him "food?"	162	DGBD
Is obsession with penis size a modern phenomenon, or have we always done it?	162	janjanis1374264932
George III and George Washington -- would they have had the same accent?	162	corsairtact
Was WW2 just endless non-stop fighting? After reading some soldier's letters it doesn't seem that way.	162	[deleted]
What did Lenin think of comedians and how were they treated under his rule?	162	gatoplanta
How common was establishing a system of government based on strange women lying in ponds distributing swords in some farcical aquatic ceremony? But, seriously, are there any real life examples of folk tale-like unusual means of usurping a king/replacing one when a blood line couldn't be kept going?	162	[deleted]
How did New Zealand's colder climate, mountainous terrain, and vast resources change Maori culture from their Polynesian cousins on smaller islands?	162	LordCommanderBlack
What did Europeans socialise over before tea and coffee arrived?	162	kaj_ima_lima