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A "cocktail putsch", "a gigantic hoax", "perfect moonshine": Was the business plot a real thing? If not, why did Smedley Butler testify that it was?

156 upvotes • envatted_love

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At what point did World War 2 become known as World War 2? When did the Great War become World War 1?

156 upvotes • TheCOwalski

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How did the actual melee fighting technique of armored knights and men-at-arms in the front ranks of battles in the high middle ages differ from the techniques used by ancients fighting in a spear and shield phalanx?

156 upvotes • hunter123456

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Was one-on-one combat ever used to decide a war or dispute between two states?

155 upvotes • d5dq

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Why did the Dutch golden age end?

155 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is it true that the Germans lost more men attacking Pavlov's House at Stalingrad, than they did during their entire push on Paris?

155 upvotes • redmob5

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Is my southern boy perspective on Robert E. Lee tainted?

155 upvotes • FragrantFowl

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Why didn't Europeans settle in Africa in huge numbers, like in North and South America?

155 upvotes • malta3

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Among the crimes and vices of Emperor Elagabalus, the Roman historian Cassius Dio also lists eating flamingo brains- what is the significance of that?

155 upvotes • bastocrat

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If Che Guevara was such a staunch opponent of capitalism, why did he often like to show off his Rolex?

155 upvotes • Hydromancy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A "cocktail putsch", "a gigantic hoax", "perfect moonshine": Was the business plot a real thing? If not, why did Smedley Butler testify that it was?	156	envatted_love
At what point did World War 2 become known as World War 2? When did the Great War become World War 1?	156	TheCOwalski
How did the actual melee fighting technique of armored knights and men-at-arms in the front ranks of battles in the high middle ages differ from the techniques used by ancients fighting in a spear and shield phalanx?	156	hunter123456
Was one-on-one combat ever used to decide a war or dispute between two states?	155	d5dq
Why did the Dutch golden age end?	155	[deleted]
Is it true that the Germans lost more men attacking Pavlov's House at Stalingrad, than they did during their entire push on Paris?	155	redmob5
Is my southern boy perspective on Robert E. Lee tainted?	155	FragrantFowl
Why didn't Europeans settle in Africa in huge numbers, like in North and South America?	155	malta3
Among the crimes and vices of Emperor Elagabalus, the Roman historian Cassius Dio also lists eating flamingo brains- what is the significance of that?	155	bastocrat
If Che Guevara was such a staunch opponent of capitalism, why did he often like to show off his Rolex?	155	Hydromancy