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Why does WWII combat footage seem “tame” compared to reality?

1674 upvotes • Leroy_the_Lion

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(WW2) Did Japan have genocidal plans for Asia, had they won the war?

1674 upvotes • tiikerinsilma

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Why are there so many old reggae songs about trains?

1673 upvotes • Prestigious-Meat2271

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What horrible thing did a presidential candidate say in 1856?

1670 upvotes • ZootKoomie

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Winston Churchill's "We will fight them on the beaches" speech is viewed as one of the great speeches of history, but what was the contemporary reaction to it?

1670 upvotes • Abrytan

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Were hangmen in the old west normally paid a salary/wage, or were they paid per hanging?

1670 upvotes • only--dank--memes

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Why did gold become so valuable among so many cultures worldwide?

1670 upvotes • TheLordHighExecu

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What, if any, information do we have about what happened to Soviet spies living undercover in the U.S.A after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991?

1668 upvotes • duaneap

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When Ben Franklin said "Early to bed, early to rise, etc.", How late were people staying up? How early would he have had them go to bed and wake up?

1667 upvotes • sonic_tower

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It's a common trope in 19th century fiction for a character to descend into insanity. What would 19th century "insanity" mean in modern medical terms?

1667 upvotes • fiftythreestudio

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does WWII combat footage seem “tame” compared to reality?	1674	Leroy_the_Lion
(WW2) Did Japan have genocidal plans for Asia, had they won the war?	1674	tiikerinsilma
Why are there so many old reggae songs about trains?	1673	Prestigious-Meat2271
What horrible thing did a presidential candidate say in 1856?	1670	ZootKoomie
Winston Churchill's "We will fight them on the beaches" speech is viewed as one of the great speeches of history, but what was the contemporary reaction to it?	1670	Abrytan
Were hangmen in the old west normally paid a salary/wage, or were they paid per hanging?	1670	only--dank--memes
Why did gold become so valuable among so many cultures worldwide?	1670	TheLordHighExecu
What, if any, information do we have about what happened to Soviet spies living undercover in the U.S.A after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991?	1668	duaneap
When Ben Franklin said "Early to bed, early to rise, etc.", How late were people staying up? How early would he have had them go to bed and wake up?	1667	sonic_tower
It's a common trope in 19th century fiction for a character to descend into insanity. What would 19th century "insanity" mean in modern medical terms?	1667	fiftythreestudio