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My family has a ton of German WWI artifacts and a few from WWII. What should we do with them?

145 upvotes • NicoHollis

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Today, it takes me 10 minutes to make the arrangements for a 5 hour (plane) journey. How does this ratio of planning to travel compare to a similar journey 200 years ago?

145 upvotes • roflmaololol

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Has anyone mapped out the sources of East-coast US accents?

145 upvotes • mr-tibbs

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When did foreign countries begin referring to the Russian Government (1917-1991) as 'Soviets' rather than 'Bolsheviks'?

145 upvotes • marmite182

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History of the...Banana?

145 upvotes • Supermtman64

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Has There Ever Been a Non-Religious Civilization?

145 upvotes • heateanapple

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I was looking at the list of scientists brought from Germany to the US after WW2 in "Operation Paperclip" - I can find everything about all of the scientists except "Hans Antmann" - who was he and why can't we find any information about him?

145 upvotes • UtopicVision

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If I were a peasant farmer in the Middle Ages and the estate changed hands, would this impact me in a noticeable way?

145 upvotes • IdentityCr1sis

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How outdoorsy were urban Romans?

145 upvotes • Isord

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AMA: Luk thung (Thai country song) and the history of popular music in Thailand from the 1930s up to the present. Hosted by Dr James Mitchell, lecturer at Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

145 upvotes • James_Mitchel

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
My family has a ton of German WWI artifacts and a few from WWII. What should we do with them?	145	NicoHollis
Today, it takes me 10 minutes to make the arrangements for a 5 hour (plane) journey. How does this ratio of planning to travel compare to a similar journey 200 years ago?	145	roflmaololol
Has anyone mapped out the sources of East-coast US accents?	145	mr-tibbs
When did foreign countries begin referring to the Russian Government (1917-1991) as 'Soviets' rather than 'Bolsheviks'?	145	marmite182
History of the...Banana?	145	Supermtman64
Has There Ever Been a Non-Religious Civilization?	145	heateanapple
I was looking at the list of scientists brought from Germany to the US after WW2 in "Operation Paperclip" - I can find everything about all of the scientists except "Hans Antmann" - who was he and why can't we find any information about him?	145	UtopicVision
If I were a peasant farmer in the Middle Ages and the estate changed hands, would this impact me in a noticeable way?	145	IdentityCr1sis
How outdoorsy were urban Romans?	145	Isord
AMA: Luk thung (Thai country song) and the history of popular music in Thailand from the 1930s up to the present. Hosted by Dr James Mitchell, lecturer at Khon Kaen University, Thailand.	145	James_Mitchel