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How many saw actual combat in BOTH World Wars

151 upvotes • Bureaucromancer

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Who financed the bolsheviks?

151 upvotes • [deleted]

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"Catholic Church" means "universal church" and "Orthodox Church" means "correct church" which sound like traits almost any Christian sect would identify as being "universal" and "correct". How did these words get associated with Western and Eastern Christian communities?

151 upvotes • johhny-turbo

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I am a powerful Viking Lord, yet I abandon my very core of belief due to some missionary from far away. Why?

151 upvotes • cozyduck

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What was a typical day like in the life of Louis XIV?

151 upvotes • ArmandoAlvarezWF

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When kings and generals "led the charge into battle" were there any special tactics that they used that allowed them a higher chance to stay alive? Or was it just luck?

151 upvotes • Spam4119

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"E pluribus unum" was the motto for the United States for ~175 years until "In God We Trust" was adopted in 1956. Did the ACLU (or any other group) actively challenge the mention of "God"?

151 upvotes • hugehunk

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Did Spartans really used to throw imperfect newborns from the cliff? if yes, how common, widespread it was, when did it start and end? if no, where did the myth come from?

151 upvotes • earthtree1

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In Kurosawa's film "Yojimbo", the main character often keeps his arms inside his kimono instead of in the sleeves. Was this a common behavior in 19th century Japan?

151 upvotes • Curious_Changeling

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Had Japan not attacked Pearl Harbor, did the US have any plans of a red line for Japan, such as capturing more Pacific islands close to US territory?

151 upvotes • Knightmare25

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How many saw actual combat in BOTH World Wars	151	Bureaucromancer
Who financed the bolsheviks?	151	[deleted]
"Catholic Church" means "universal church" and "Orthodox Church" means "correct church" which sound like traits almost any Christian sect would identify as being "universal" and "correct". How did these words get associated with Western and Eastern Christian communities?	151	johhny-turbo
I am a powerful Viking Lord, yet I abandon my very core of belief due to some missionary from far away. Why?	151	cozyduck
What was a typical day like in the life of Louis XIV?	151	ArmandoAlvarezWF
When kings and generals "led the charge into battle" were there any special tactics that they used that allowed them a higher chance to stay alive? Or was it just luck?	151	Spam4119
"E pluribus unum" was the motto for the United States for ~175 years until "In God We Trust" was adopted in 1956. Did the ACLU (or any other group) actively challenge the mention of "God"?	151	hugehunk
Did Spartans really used to throw imperfect newborns from the cliff? if yes, how common, widespread it was, when did it start and end? if no, where did the myth come from?	151	earthtree1
In Kurosawa's film "Yojimbo", the main character often keeps his arms inside his kimono instead of in the sleeves. Was this a common behavior in 19th century Japan?	151	Curious_Changeling
Had Japan not attacked Pearl Harbor, did the US have any plans of a red line for Japan, such as capturing more Pacific islands close to US territory?	151	Knightmare25