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How were the extensive German retreats in the last years of the Second World War covered in German media?

1948 upvotes • Evolations

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How survivable was the frontline of a Medieval pitched battle?

1948 upvotes • AnInjuredBadger

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What were some notorious scams that were done in the time and period you study?

1946 upvotes • coffeeloveeveryday

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Why is GPS free?

1946 upvotes • zakelijke

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I'm an established professor of English literature in the 1950s. What do I think of this Tolkien fellow and his new books? Is this trilogy with 'orcs' and 'hobbits' serious literature worthy of study?

1945 upvotes • 50missioncap

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Were "hangover cures" a thing during the Middle Ages or is that a modern thing?

1945 upvotes • Wikibelt

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Did Rome have any concept of war crimes? Things that soldiers were forbidden by their laws from doing in battle.

1945 upvotes • Mattdoss

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Did pirates drink Spiced or White Rum? Also was rum their only intoxicant or did they indulge in other alcoholic beverages/drugs?

1944 upvotes • Banana238

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Why Did the British land an hour after the Americans on D-day?

1943 upvotes • [deleted]

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If a slave owner in 1830's Alabama ordered his slave to commit a crime, who would be punished for the crime and what would the penalty be?

1943 upvotes • PeanutArtillery

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How were the extensive German retreats in the last years of the Second World War covered in German media?	1948	Evolations
How survivable was the frontline of a Medieval pitched battle?	1948	AnInjuredBadger
What were some notorious scams that were done in the time and period you study?	1946	coffeeloveeveryday
Why is GPS free?	1946	zakelijke
I'm an established professor of English literature in the 1950s. What do I think of this Tolkien fellow and his new books? Is this trilogy with 'orcs' and 'hobbits' serious literature worthy of study?	1945	50missioncap
Were "hangover cures" a thing during the Middle Ages or is that a modern thing?	1945	Wikibelt
Did Rome have any concept of war crimes? Things that soldiers were forbidden by their laws from doing in battle.	1945	Mattdoss
Did pirates drink Spiced or White Rum? Also was rum their only intoxicant or did they indulge in other alcoholic beverages/drugs?	1944	Banana238
Why Did the British land an hour after the Americans on D-day?	1943	[deleted]
If a slave owner in 1830's Alabama ordered his slave to commit a crime, who would be punished for the crime and what would the penalty be?	1943	PeanutArtillery