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Is it true that life expectancy for second lieutenant dropped into a hot LZ in Vietnam in 1968 was 16 minutes?

1213 upvotes • Ohnoes_in_distress

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My family found an old letter from my great grand uncle, who escaped a German concentration camp (he was Jewish), fled east and got captured and placed in a Japanese camp. Could someone please translate it? Better quality photos attached in text

1212 upvotes • mgold227

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US response to the USSR landing on Venus

1212 upvotes • _AntiFun_

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FACT or FICTION: Hitler almost destroyed RAF by striking their airbases. Churchill conducted a bomb-raid on Berlin civillians. Hitler retaliated by bombing London. This saved RAF, as if their airbases had been bombed instead of London Germany would have won the war. Is this true/false?

1211 upvotes • gitacritic

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When did the royal families of Europe, like the Hapsburgs, begin to understand the effects of inbreeding?

1211 upvotes • GeOrGiE-

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Why have infirmaries at Auschwitz?

1211 upvotes • cnadel

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How big of a loss of face was it for Russia to lose to Japan in 1905? Were they mocked for it in Europe? How much respect did Japan gain in the eyes of the world powers at the time? At what point was Japan considered a military and economic equal?

1210 upvotes • RunRunDie

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suppose I run an inn in London in 1103. can likely I read, write & do basic arithmetic? if not how do I keep track of my business?

1210 upvotes • grapp

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In 'Braveheart', there's a scene where the princess says that she gave gold to charity 'to relieve the suffering of this war children'. Did this kind of wartime charity exist in the Middle Ages?

1210 upvotes • katzenpflanzen

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Why do steps up to castles have long steps so you always go up or down on the same foot?

1210 upvotes • wegwerfennnnn

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is it true that life expectancy for second lieutenant dropped into a hot LZ in Vietnam in 1968 was 16 minutes?	1213	Ohnoes_in_distress
My family found an old letter from my great grand uncle, who escaped a German concentration camp (he was Jewish), fled east and got captured and placed in a Japanese camp. Could someone please translate it? Better quality photos attached in text	1212	mgold227
US response to the USSR landing on Venus	1212	_AntiFun_
FACT or FICTION: Hitler almost destroyed RAF by striking their airbases. Churchill conducted a bomb-raid on Berlin civillians. Hitler retaliated by bombing London. This saved RAF, as if their airbases had been bombed instead of London Germany would have won the war. Is this true/false?	1211	gitacritic
When did the royal families of Europe, like the Hapsburgs, begin to understand the effects of inbreeding?	1211	GeOrGiE-
Why have infirmaries at Auschwitz?	1211	cnadel
How big of a loss of face was it for Russia to lose to Japan in 1905? Were they mocked for it in Europe? How much respect did Japan gain in the eyes of the world powers at the time? At what point was Japan considered a military and economic equal?	1210	RunRunDie
suppose I run an inn in London in 1103. can likely I read, write & do basic arithmetic? if not how do I keep track of my business?	1210	grapp
In 'Braveheart', there's a scene where the princess says that she gave gold to charity 'to relieve the suffering of this war children'. Did this kind of wartime charity exist in the Middle Ages?	1210	katzenpflanzen
Why do steps up to castles have long steps so you always go up or down on the same foot?	1210	wegwerfennnnn