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Why are Romani rarely mentioned in the Holocaust?

1590 upvotes • Mushroomvibing

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I'm a Christian in the middle ages, and the Pope has just called for a crusade to take back the holy land. How much do I know about the Islamic faith of the people I'm about to go battle?

1589 upvotes • Shino336

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Did the general consumption of spinach in the US increase during the time when Popeye became popular?

1588 upvotes • voraprachw

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An Extreme Supernova Lit The Skies 1,000 Years Ago for 23 Days. What Do Various World Religions and Cultures Attribute the Phenomenon to?

1588 upvotes • Rabid_Deux

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Why exactly did the Soviet Union go to war with Finland? Why were they so ill prepared?

1587 upvotes • Jk186861

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Some Holocaust survivors were moved from camp to camp. Why did the Nazis spend all that time moving them around? Why not simply kill them?

1587 upvotes • moby__dick

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In the foreword to The Gulag Archipleago, Anne Applebaum writes "In France, it is no exaggeration to say that the book effectively ended the long-standing French intellectual flirtation with Soviet communism." How accurate is this statement?

1587 upvotes • Lacturu

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I read 604 / 615 British MPs joined Churchill's governing coalition during WWII. Who were these 11 holdouts? Why did they refuse to join?

1587 upvotes • BaffledPlato

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in the UK, areas associated with Paganism and Druidic beliefs have high growth rates of liberty cap mushrooms. Were psychodelics a prominent feature in these religions and did they ever struggle to expand into areas where the mushroom is less prominent?

1587 upvotes • zagreus9

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How were people like Jack Churchill allowed to carry a sword and longbow into a WW2 battle?

1586 upvotes • LordBrighton

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are Romani rarely mentioned in the Holocaust?	1590	Mushroomvibing
I'm a Christian in the middle ages, and the Pope has just called for a crusade to take back the holy land. How much do I know about the Islamic faith of the people I'm about to go battle?	1589	Shino336
Did the general consumption of spinach in the US increase during the time when Popeye became popular?	1588	voraprachw
An Extreme Supernova Lit The Skies 1,000 Years Ago for 23 Days. What Do Various World Religions and Cultures Attribute the Phenomenon to?	1588	Rabid_Deux
Why exactly did the Soviet Union go to war with Finland? Why were they so ill prepared?	1587	Jk186861
Some Holocaust survivors were moved from camp to camp. Why did the Nazis spend all that time moving them around? Why not simply kill them?	1587	moby__dick
In the foreword to The Gulag Archipleago, Anne Applebaum writes "In France, it is no exaggeration to say that the book effectively ended the long-standing French intellectual flirtation with Soviet communism." How accurate is this statement?	1587	Lacturu
I read 604 / 615 British MPs joined Churchill's governing coalition during WWII. Who were these 11 holdouts? Why did they refuse to join?	1587	BaffledPlato
in the UK, areas associated with Paganism and Druidic beliefs have high growth rates of liberty cap mushrooms. Were psychodelics a prominent feature in these religions and did they ever struggle to expand into areas where the mushroom is less prominent?	1587	zagreus9
How were people like Jack Churchill allowed to carry a sword and longbow into a WW2 battle?	1586	LordBrighton