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How did we end up with letter size paper measuring 8.5 x 11?

1195 upvotes • gragoon

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Why do the chin straps on older military helmets never reach their chins?

1194 upvotes • Animalmother95

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How accurate is Netflix's new series Narcos to what happened in Columbia?

1194 upvotes • Sgt_Spork

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It seems that many modern Christians are not fond of Halloween. One of my history teachers said that this is because it is the only major holiday that the church failed to "Christianize." Is there any truth to this?

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[Meta] Is it just me, or does this sub lack Indian historians (as in historians who specialize in Indian history)?

1194 upvotes • Lord-Gamer

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During the Holocaust, were there any accounts of Jews in Germany anticipating the end of days and the return of the Messiah?

1193 upvotes • moumouren

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During the Holocaust it seems many SS Officers and soldiers in execution squads suffered from alcoholism and depression due to the up close nature of the killings. Did executioners in the NKVD have similar problems during Stalin's Purges?

1192 upvotes • nowlan101

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On Cinemax's 'Spartacus', for punishment, Spartacus is sent to fight in underground, 'no rules' fights where his death is expected as a matter of course. Were there actually less reputable, less honorable fighting pits contemporaneous to gladiator fights in the arena, or was it an invention?

1192 upvotes • td4999

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How did Dwight D. Eisenhower go from being a Lt. Gen in 1942 to being named the Supreme Allied commander a little over a year later, and not someone else?

1191 upvotes • DB2V2

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How true are the claims that Vikings were big into rape and pillaging? NSFW

1191 upvotes • JITTERdUdE

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did we end up with letter size paper measuring 8.5 x 11?	1195	gragoon
Why do the chin straps on older military helmets never reach their chins?	1194	Animalmother95
How accurate is Netflix's new series Narcos to what happened in Columbia?	1194	Sgt_Spork
It seems that many modern Christians are not fond of Halloween. One of my history teachers said that this is because it is the only major holiday that the church failed to "Christianize." Is there any truth to this?	1194	_-_-_-_-_-_2
[Meta] Is it just me, or does this sub lack Indian historians (as in historians who specialize in Indian history)?	1194	Lord-Gamer
During the Holocaust, were there any accounts of Jews in Germany anticipating the end of days and the return of the Messiah?	1193	moumouren
During the Holocaust it seems many SS Officers and soldiers in execution squads suffered from alcoholism and depression due to the up close nature of the killings. Did executioners in the NKVD have similar problems during Stalin's Purges?	1192	nowlan101
On Cinemax's 'Spartacus', for punishment, Spartacus is sent to fight in underground, 'no rules' fights where his death is expected as a matter of course. Were there actually less reputable, less honorable fighting pits contemporaneous to gladiator fights in the arena, or was it an invention?	1192	td4999
How did Dwight D. Eisenhower go from being a Lt. Gen in 1942 to being named the Supreme Allied commander a little over a year later, and not someone else?	1191	DB2V2
How true are the claims that Vikings were big into rape and pillaging? NSFW	1191	JITTERdUdE