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How did the Germans lose the battle of the Bulge despite having 500,000 men and the advantage of surprise?

1239 upvotes • Tricky_Opinion3451

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After WW2, did any German soldiers just return home without surrendering to the allies first? Did the allies try to find and arrest them?

1238 upvotes • elephantofdoom

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As President, Lincoln was routinely subject to shocking ridicule from begrudging 'supporters' ("a baboon","the original gorilla","an idiot","a barbarian", "yahoo", etc.). Was this contempt as widespread as it sounds? Was this vitriol abnormal for the era? How did he overcome it?

1238 upvotes • td4999

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I have been playing to much Metal Gear Solid on my spare time this summer and I got to wondering: have there been any famous "one man" infiltration missions?

1237 upvotes • jarana1203

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Were there other religious figures like Jesus that didn't "take"?

1237 upvotes • G19Gen3

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In "Apocalypse Now," Col. Kilgore calls in a napalm strike and it came almost instantly - in Vietnam, did the US Air Force just patrol while loaded for bear to respond to calls for surface strikes like that?

1236 upvotes • [deleted]

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How comfortable were ancient and even pre-modern era boots and shoes?

1236 upvotes • fallenphoenix2689

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Around 1 A.D. How were left handed people treated in the roman legion? Where they allowed to fight holding the sword in the left hand or were all recruits trained in holding with the right hand?

1236 upvotes • Skantrax

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What is the earliest recipe we have that can be recreated today?

1236 upvotes • redshoesrock

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Help! I'm invited to a banquet by Suleiman the Magnificent, and I don't know what to do or expect.

1236 upvotes • GrandBasharMilesTeg

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the Germans lose the battle of the Bulge despite having 500,000 men and the advantage of surprise?	1239	Tricky_Opinion3451
After WW2, did any German soldiers just return home without surrendering to the allies first? Did the allies try to find and arrest them?	1238	elephantofdoom
As President, Lincoln was routinely subject to shocking ridicule from begrudging 'supporters' ("a baboon","the original gorilla","an idiot","a barbarian", "yahoo", etc.). Was this contempt as widespread as it sounds? Was this vitriol abnormal for the era? How did he overcome it?	1238	td4999
I have been playing to much Metal Gear Solid on my spare time this summer and I got to wondering: have there been any famous "one man" infiltration missions?	1237	jarana1203
Were there other religious figures like Jesus that didn't "take"?	1237	G19Gen3
In "Apocalypse Now," Col. Kilgore calls in a napalm strike and it came almost instantly - in Vietnam, did the US Air Force just patrol while loaded for bear to respond to calls for surface strikes like that?	1236	[deleted]
How comfortable were ancient and even pre-modern era boots and shoes?	1236	fallenphoenix2689
Around 1 A.D. How were left handed people treated in the roman legion? Where they allowed to fight holding the sword in the left hand or were all recruits trained in holding with the right hand?	1236	Skantrax
What is the earliest recipe we have that can be recreated today?	1236	redshoesrock
Help! I'm invited to a banquet by Suleiman the Magnificent, and I don't know what to do or expect.	1236	GrandBasharMilesTeg