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How did caucasians survive in the colonies before sunscreen?

1634 upvotes • coffecup1978

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How Did Nanking Reach Such Levels Of Brutality? NSFW

1633 upvotes • ghostwarrior112

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What were Nazi plans for their own soldiers who were disabled or mentally handicapped from war?

1632 upvotes • misyo

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Did medieval knights lift any sort of weight to purposely build strength?

1632 upvotes • Spycrab117

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Roland was a warrior from the land of the midnight sun. With a Thompson gun for hire...so he set out for Biafra. How common were foreign mercenaries in wars like the 1967 Nigerian civil war?

1632 upvotes • torgogorgo3k

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Why did China recieve Veto-power at the creation of the SC of the UN?

1631 upvotes • DuBistNudist

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Manichaeism was a highly-influential religion from the Third to the Thirteenth Century, until it became extinct. Are there any remnants of Manichaean theology, philosophy, cosmology, eschatology or ritual practice in other religions that have survived to the present day?

1631 upvotes • JustinJSrisuk

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Why do people in medieval art look bored or indifferent when being killed? (cross-post from /r/Art)

1630 upvotes • Arknell

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At the start of the movie 'Fury' American morale and camp conditions are both depicted as horrible during the push through Germany. How was American morale among the troops and what did their forward camps look like from the D-Day landings until German surrender?

1630 upvotes • Neciota

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How common was identity theft in the middle ages? Was there any way to know if someone was who he said he was ?

1629 upvotes • RobBobGlove

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did caucasians survive in the colonies before sunscreen?	1634	coffecup1978
How Did Nanking Reach Such Levels Of Brutality? NSFW	1633	ghostwarrior112
What were Nazi plans for their own soldiers who were disabled or mentally handicapped from war?	1632	misyo
Did medieval knights lift any sort of weight to purposely build strength?	1632	Spycrab117
Roland was a warrior from the land of the midnight sun. With a Thompson gun for hire...so he set out for Biafra. How common were foreign mercenaries in wars like the 1967 Nigerian civil war?	1632	torgogorgo3k
Why did China recieve Veto-power at the creation of the SC of the UN?	1631	DuBistNudist
Manichaeism was a highly-influential religion from the Third to the Thirteenth Century, until it became extinct. Are there any remnants of Manichaean theology, philosophy, cosmology, eschatology or ritual practice in other religions that have survived to the present day?	1631	JustinJSrisuk
Why do people in medieval art look bored or indifferent when being killed? (cross-post from /r/Art)	1630	Arknell
At the start of the movie 'Fury' American morale and camp conditions are both depicted as horrible during the push through Germany. How was American morale among the troops and what did their forward camps look like from the D-Day landings until German surrender?	1630	Neciota
How common was identity theft in the middle ages? Was there any way to know if someone was who he said he was ?	1629	RobBobGlove