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The Cyprus Conflict 1974: Why was the Turkish invasion so successful? How exactly was the "Green Line" formed? And what role did the UN and UK play in it?

1989 upvotes • Ponono1910

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When and why did militaries stop updating 'ceremonial' uniforms?

1988 upvotes • Diestormlie

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Floating Feature: Revolt, Rebellion, Resistance, and Revolution - Protesting through History

1987 upvotes • CoeurdeLionne

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I've heard a "theory" that the discrepancy between the policies of candidates before and after being elected POTUS could be due to their access to top secret information after their election. Is there some historical data to support this based on since-then declassified info?

1986 upvotes • Triseult

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Did paper airplanes exist before airplanes?

1985 upvotes • fiftyacorns

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Did the ancients have their own archaeologists/antiquities? What would, say, the Romans have known about the people's who inhabited their empire before them?

1985 upvotes • Lynx_Rufus

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The Republic of Turkey sent 15,000 men to fight in the Korean War, making up the third largest United Nation force after the US and UK. Why did Turkey send so many troops to such a distant war?

1984 upvotes • DoritosDewItRight

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In Wuthering Heights (~1845, Bronte) many of the characters die from "weakness" "heartache" etc at a very young age. How did people in the mid 1800s supposed a person died. What was actually killing these people?

1984 upvotes • zyba

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I constantly hear that the Russian Imperial Army of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was outdated, poorly organized, and poorly led. How exactly was is outdated, how was it poorly led, what was the obsolete equipment it used, and what more modern equipment were other nations using?

1982 upvotes • ElectricVladimir

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I commonly hear that income inequality between the rich and poor is at a record high, however I only hear about that in conparison to modern examples. What does history say about our resource distribution?

1982 upvotes • Deploid

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Cyprus Conflict 1974: Why was the Turkish invasion so successful? How exactly was the "Green Line" formed? And what role did the UN and UK play in it?	1989	Ponono1910
When and why did militaries stop updating 'ceremonial' uniforms?	1988	Diestormlie
Floating Feature: Revolt, Rebellion, Resistance, and Revolution - Protesting through History	1987	CoeurdeLionne
I've heard a "theory" that the discrepancy between the policies of candidates before and after being elected POTUS could be due to their access to top secret information after their election. Is there some historical data to support this based on since-then declassified info?	1986	Triseult
Did paper airplanes exist before airplanes?	1985	fiftyacorns
Did the ancients have their own archaeologists/antiquities? What would, say, the Romans have known about the people's who inhabited their empire before them?	1985	Lynx_Rufus
The Republic of Turkey sent 15,000 men to fight in the Korean War, making up the third largest United Nation force after the US and UK. Why did Turkey send so many troops to such a distant war?	1984	DoritosDewItRight
In Wuthering Heights (~1845, Bronte) many of the characters die from "weakness" "heartache" etc at a very young age. How did people in the mid 1800s supposed a person died. What was actually killing these people?	1984	zyba
I constantly hear that the Russian Imperial Army of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was outdated, poorly organized, and poorly led. How exactly was is outdated, how was it poorly led, what was the obsolete equipment it used, and what more modern equipment were other nations using?	1982	ElectricVladimir
I commonly hear that income inequality between the rich and poor is at a record high, however I only hear about that in conparison to modern examples. What does history say about our resource distribution?	1982	Deploid