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In Hamilton, there's a line from Eliza stating "I wrote to the General a month ago" referring to George Washington. Would this have been possible? Could someone just send George Washington a letter and have it delivered? Did relatively "famous" people deal with spam letters from armchair generals?

1718 upvotes • UndeadCaesar

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Did the Nazi's make detailed plans to occupy and administer over the U.S.?

1718 upvotes • Maple28

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1718 upvotes • [deleted]

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Do British citizens still have open access to the Mississippi River?

1717 upvotes • crazyperson15

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I’m Dr. Jordan Taylor, author of Misinformation Nation, here to talk about media, politics, and fake news during the American Revolution. AMA!

1717 upvotes • Jordan42

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Who actually constructed the castles in medieval Europe? Were they constructed by the peasants who actually lived in the region where the castles were built? Were professional engineers and construction workers brought to remote locations to build castles?

1717 upvotes • imnotgonnakillyou

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What did people do in the morning before coffee was discovered?

1717 upvotes • 2552686

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What is Fascism?

1714 upvotes • Rundownthriftstore

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Why is England called "England" and not "Saxonland"?

1714 upvotes • metafysik

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How did the Pope get his hat?

1714 upvotes • chikindiner

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Hamilton, there's a line from Eliza stating "I wrote to the General a month ago" referring to George Washington. Would this have been possible? Could someone just send George Washington a letter and have it delivered? Did relatively "famous" people deal with spam letters from armchair generals?	1718	UndeadCaesar
Did the Nazi's make detailed plans to occupy and administer over the U.S.?	1718	Maple28
[deleted by user]	1718	[deleted]
Do British citizens still have open access to the Mississippi River?	1717	crazyperson15
I’m Dr. Jordan Taylor, author of Misinformation Nation, here to talk about media, politics, and fake news during the American Revolution. AMA!	1717	Jordan42
Who actually constructed the castles in medieval Europe? Were they constructed by the peasants who actually lived in the region where the castles were built? Were professional engineers and construction workers brought to remote locations to build castles?	1717	imnotgonnakillyou
What did people do in the morning before coffee was discovered?	1717	2552686
What is Fascism?	1714	Rundownthriftstore
Why is England called "England" and not "Saxonland"?	1714	metafysik
How did the Pope get his hat?	1714	chikindiner