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Was there a religious opposition to the moon landing and space program at its beginning

1883 upvotes • muvafucka_jones

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When/where did the stereotype of fat Americans eating McDonalds all day develop? In particular, did communist propaganda use this trope?

1883 upvotes • PokerPirate

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Was the age of cannons and sails and pirates a time where most naval combat was a bunch of missing, "scare tactics", and awkward lulls? How lethal were the usual high seas encounters?

1883 upvotes • eadala

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Did my grandmother work in a concentration camp?

1883 upvotes • MijnGlasLooptRas

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Is it fair to describe brutalist architecture as unapologetically ugly? How did such an aesthetically unappealing style come to dominate state and institutional building for decades, particularly in some of the richest nations on earth?

1882 upvotes • td4999

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How would a medieval "shop" have looked like? Would there even be a recognizable form of "shop" around?

1882 upvotes • PandaDerZwote

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Why did armies bother peeling potatoes?

1882 upvotes • egginahurry

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The Battle of Berlin saw 40,000 older men drafted into the Volkssturm, many of which were WWI veterans. Were these draftees with military experiences hardened or effective? Were they given leadership positions commanding non-veterans?

1881 upvotes • Red_Dawn_2012

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I'm sitting here eating chips. Did the people of the Roman empire have an equivalent of such snack foods?

1880 upvotes • VulpineKing

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People from Germanic tribes are often shown as being large in size in movies and books, such as in Gladiator. Was that a common stereotype for political reasons or was it based in reality? What were the stereotypes or accounts regarding the size of people living in the British Isles?

1880 upvotes • Jackson3125

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there a religious opposition to the moon landing and space program at its beginning	1883	muvafucka_jones
When/where did the stereotype of fat Americans eating McDonalds all day develop? In particular, did communist propaganda use this trope?	1883	PokerPirate
Was the age of cannons and sails and pirates a time where most naval combat was a bunch of missing, "scare tactics", and awkward lulls? How lethal were the usual high seas encounters?	1883	eadala
Did my grandmother work in a concentration camp?	1883	MijnGlasLooptRas
Is it fair to describe brutalist architecture as unapologetically ugly? How did such an aesthetically unappealing style come to dominate state and institutional building for decades, particularly in some of the richest nations on earth?	1882	td4999
How would a medieval "shop" have looked like? Would there even be a recognizable form of "shop" around?	1882	PandaDerZwote
Why did armies bother peeling potatoes?	1882	egginahurry
The Battle of Berlin saw 40,000 older men drafted into the Volkssturm, many of which were WWI veterans. Were these draftees with military experiences hardened or effective? Were they given leadership positions commanding non-veterans?	1881	Red_Dawn_2012
I'm sitting here eating chips. Did the people of the Roman empire have an equivalent of such snack foods?	1880	VulpineKing
People from Germanic tribes are often shown as being large in size in movies and books, such as in Gladiator. Was that a common stereotype for political reasons or was it based in reality? What were the stereotypes or accounts regarding the size of people living in the British Isles?	1880	Jackson3125