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The Oatmeal just released this post about Christopher Columbus. How historically accurate is it?

1475 upvotes • torito_supremo

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Why has Western society so wholeheartedly laid claim to classical Greco-Roman tradition, in a way that the Middle East does not, despite the fact that the Middle East has a much stronger connection to classical Greco-Roman tradition?

1475 upvotes • Tatem1961

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The King of Portugal survived the Lisbon Earthquake which razed his capital to the ground, but was so traumatized that he avoided living in stone buildings for the rest of his life. What was the extent of his psychological trauma, and did it contribute to the downfall of his multicontinental Empire?

1475 upvotes • fan_of_the_pikachu

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D Day, 1944. What would have happened to the 13,100 paratroopers already behind enemy lines if all the morning amphibious landings failed? What was the extraction plan for them?

1474 upvotes • White_Sox

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Why are some English names for countries and cities updated when they change (e.g. Peking > Beijing, Burma > Myanmar) but we use Anglicised names for others (e.g. Firenze > Florence)? Why not just keep calling Beijing Peking?

1474 upvotes • daboblin

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Why did the Nazis immediately execute female red army soldiers?

1474 upvotes • Alica90

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When Native Americans were being slaughtered in the 1700's-1800's, did anyone sympathize with them?

1474 upvotes • mitchyman

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The Red Army raped 2 million German women according to Wikipedia. Do we have any testimonies from the soldiers who did it, especially regarding how they viewed their actions later in life? NSFW

1473 upvotes • LieBaron

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As a lot of vegetables that are now common in europe were in fact introduced after the discovery of america (tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins ...). What would people in europe around 1200 A.D. eat - especially in the winter?

1473 upvotes • JFKjr

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How bad would it have smelled in a medieval city?

1473 upvotes • aropomposo

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Oatmeal just released this post about Christopher Columbus. How historically accurate is it?	1475	torito_supremo
Why has Western society so wholeheartedly laid claim to classical Greco-Roman tradition, in a way that the Middle East does not, despite the fact that the Middle East has a much stronger connection to classical Greco-Roman tradition?	1475	Tatem1961
The King of Portugal survived the Lisbon Earthquake which razed his capital to the ground, but was so traumatized that he avoided living in stone buildings for the rest of his life. What was the extent of his psychological trauma, and did it contribute to the downfall of his multicontinental Empire?	1475	fan_of_the_pikachu
D Day, 1944. What would have happened to the 13,100 paratroopers already behind enemy lines if all the morning amphibious landings failed? What was the extraction plan for them?	1474	White_Sox
Why are some English names for countries and cities updated when they change (e.g. Peking > Beijing, Burma > Myanmar) but we use Anglicised names for others (e.g. Firenze > Florence)? Why not just keep calling Beijing Peking?	1474	daboblin
Why did the Nazis immediately execute female red army soldiers?	1474	Alica90
When Native Americans were being slaughtered in the 1700's-1800's, did anyone sympathize with them?	1474	mitchyman
The Red Army raped 2 million German women according to Wikipedia. Do we have any testimonies from the soldiers who did it, especially regarding how they viewed their actions later in life? NSFW	1473	LieBaron
As a lot of vegetables that are now common in europe were in fact introduced after the discovery of america (tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins ...). What would people in europe around 1200 A.D. eat - especially in the winter?	1473	JFKjr
How bad would it have smelled in a medieval city?	1473	aropomposo