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In the serie Bodies, mens in drags can be seen hooting in daylight at people in a shady part of 1890 London. Is that realistic?

149 upvotes • Areat

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My grandmother have had these hanging on the wall for a good 50 years. Does any historian recognize this set?

149 upvotes • UncleMarc

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How great a military power was the Zulu nation prior to the British invasion?

149 upvotes • kitchencrusader

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Mom found this old photo, Eisenhower?

149 upvotes • RobT5

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Was there ever a plan by the allies to "liberate" Constantinople at the end the first world war?

149 upvotes • Drag_king

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Was Israel almost defeated in the Yom Kippur war, as claimed in this article (The Economist) ?

148 upvotes • Mexi_dude

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The French Republican Calendar, developed and by the French government from 1793-1805, implemented radically different units of time, including 10 hour days, 100 minute hours, 100 seconds per minute, and new secular names for the months. What havoc, if any, did this cause in France?

148 upvotes • demuratrix

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According to a History Channel documentry, during the Vietnam war, US ground troops would face 240 days of combat a year, versus 11 days of combat a year during WW2. Is this claim true?

148 upvotes • judas_ii

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I'm a soldier who just lost his arm in battle and is heading back to my rural village in medieval England. What kind of life realistically awaits me?

148 upvotes • currentmadman

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2nd try: Before inauguration day, Franklin Pierce and his wife suffered a tragedy, witnessing the graphic death of their only remaining child, and he entered office deeply distraught. Did this prompt any consideration of how the government should handle a President emotionally unfit for his duties?

148 upvotes • td4999

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In the serie Bodies, mens in drags can be seen hooting in daylight at people in a shady part of 1890 London. Is that realistic?	149	Areat
My grandmother have had these hanging on the wall for a good 50 years. Does any historian recognize this set?	149	UncleMarc
How great a military power was the Zulu nation prior to the British invasion?	149	kitchencrusader
Mom found this old photo, Eisenhower?	149	RobT5
Was there ever a plan by the allies to "liberate" Constantinople at the end the first world war?	149	Drag_king
Was Israel almost defeated in the Yom Kippur war, as claimed in this article (The Economist) ?	148	Mexi_dude
The French Republican Calendar, developed and by the French government from 1793-1805, implemented radically different units of time, including 10 hour days, 100 minute hours, 100 seconds per minute, and new secular names for the months. What havoc, if any, did this cause in France?	148	demuratrix
According to a History Channel documentry, during the Vietnam war, US ground troops would face 240 days of combat a year, versus 11 days of combat a year during WW2. Is this claim true?	148	judas_ii
I'm a soldier who just lost his arm in battle and is heading back to my rural village in medieval England. What kind of life realistically awaits me?	148	currentmadman
2nd try: Before inauguration day, Franklin Pierce and his wife suffered a tragedy, witnessing the graphic death of their only remaining child, and he entered office deeply distraught. Did this prompt any consideration of how the government should handle a President emotionally unfit for his duties?	148	td4999