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Why is it that the Belgium's horrific colonial history is not more widely known?

1274 upvotes • lovelynicolette

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In medieval stories we always see getting drunk on the eve of battle, does that mean that battles were fought extremely hungover?

1274 upvotes • Pandawith3Dglasses

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What was considered a long trip in the Late Middle Ages (approximately 15th century)?

1274 upvotes • miltonfan102

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What made Microsoft add Solitaire to their operating systems?

1274 upvotes • _DeanRiding

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In the US, why are there so many cities with names ending in -Ville or -Burg but almost none ending in English suffixes like -Ham?

1274 upvotes • 26Kermy

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The CIA is infamous for its abuses of power. MK Ultra, smuggling crack, black sites, torture, coups, etc. How does that compare to their competition? During the Cold War what were the worst abuses of KGB power? How does it compare in lethality to the CIA? Which agency killed more innocent people?

1274 upvotes • HealthMotor8651

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Why did Hitler blame the Jews for Germany's WWI defeat?

1273 upvotes • thedatado

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Floating Feature: The Maurya Know about History, the more you have to share. What will you share about 322 BCE to 260 CE? Its Vol. III of 'The Story of Humankind'!

1273 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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How did wealthy travellers (counts and dukes etc) access their wealth whilst ravelling abroad?

1272 upvotes • typed_this_now

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Before we had cellular phones, let's say from 1850-the 1990's and such, what went in to a man's pants pockets, back and front?

1272 upvotes • Jcb245

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is it that the Belgium's horrific colonial history is not more widely known?	1274	lovelynicolette
In medieval stories we always see getting drunk on the eve of battle, does that mean that battles were fought extremely hungover?	1274	Pandawith3Dglasses
What was considered a long trip in the Late Middle Ages (approximately 15th century)?	1274	miltonfan102
What made Microsoft add Solitaire to their operating systems?	1274	_DeanRiding
In the US, why are there so many cities with names ending in -Ville or -Burg but almost none ending in English suffixes like -Ham?	1274	26Kermy
The CIA is infamous for its abuses of power. MK Ultra, smuggling crack, black sites, torture, coups, etc. How does that compare to their competition? During the Cold War what were the worst abuses of KGB power? How does it compare in lethality to the CIA? Which agency killed more innocent people?	1274	HealthMotor8651
Why did Hitler blame the Jews for Germany's WWI defeat?	1273	thedatado
Floating Feature: The Maurya Know about History, the more you have to share. What will you share about 322 BCE to 260 CE? Its Vol. III of 'The Story of Humankind'!	1273	Georgy_K_Zhukov
How did wealthy travellers (counts and dukes etc) access their wealth whilst ravelling abroad?	1272	typed_this_now
Before we had cellular phones, let's say from 1850-the 1990's and such, what went in to a man's pants pockets, back and front?	1272	Jcb245