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What actually is Critical Race Theory?

1411 upvotes • [deleted]

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I've often heard the myth about German troops at the end of WW2 continuing to fight Soviet battalions in order to reach the Western Allies lines to surrender. Is there any truth to this, and if so was it in any way a major thing, or a rare occurrence that has been lionized suring the Cold War?

1410 upvotes • Silent_Hastati

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What was entertainment like in the Soviet Union?

1410 upvotes • Spiritually

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The Armenian Genocide. Why is the current democratic Turkish Republic so defensive about something that was the responsibility of the despotic Ottoman Empire?

1410 upvotes • spike

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Are there any known instances of Southern slave owners ignoring the end of slavery after the Civil War?

1410 upvotes • franks-and-beans

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Christopher Lee is accepted as a direct descendant of Charlemagne through the Carandini lineage. How did the Carandini family prove its descent from Charlemagne?

1409 upvotes • PaintedScottishWoods

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Mr. Gatling suggested to a friend that his gun was such a superior weapon that it would make large armies unnecessary, leading to fewer and less deadly battles. It clearly did not. Do we know what Mr. Gatling thought of his gun in later years?

1409 upvotes • GSV_No_Fixed_Abode

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Have any elephant bones ever turned up in the Alps, where Hannibal lost a few trying to cross into Italy?

1408 upvotes • xaplexus

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In Ancient Rome, where did the wealthy keep their...wealth? Gold? Money?

1408 upvotes • ditditdit

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Why is the Sword so much more iconic, a symbol of heroism while the Spear doesn't get half as much attention?

1408 upvotes • PandaPornStar

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What actually is Critical Race Theory?	1411	[deleted]
I've often heard the myth about German troops at the end of WW2 continuing to fight Soviet battalions in order to reach the Western Allies lines to surrender. Is there any truth to this, and if so was it in any way a major thing, or a rare occurrence that has been lionized suring the Cold War?	1410	Silent_Hastati
What was entertainment like in the Soviet Union?	1410	Spiritually
The Armenian Genocide. Why is the current democratic Turkish Republic so defensive about something that was the responsibility of the despotic Ottoman Empire?	1410	spike
Are there any known instances of Southern slave owners ignoring the end of slavery after the Civil War?	1410	franks-and-beans
Christopher Lee is accepted as a direct descendant of Charlemagne through the Carandini lineage. How did the Carandini family prove its descent from Charlemagne?	1409	PaintedScottishWoods
Mr. Gatling suggested to a friend that his gun was such a superior weapon that it would make large armies unnecessary, leading to fewer and less deadly battles. It clearly did not. Do we know what Mr. Gatling thought of his gun in later years?	1409	GSV_No_Fixed_Abode
Have any elephant bones ever turned up in the Alps, where Hannibal lost a few trying to cross into Italy?	1408	xaplexus
In Ancient Rome, where did the wealthy keep their...wealth? Gold? Money?	1408	ditditdit
Why is the Sword so much more iconic, a symbol of heroism while the Spear doesn't get half as much attention?	1408	PandaPornStar