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Is there a historical context/reason as to why the "Queen" in the game of Chess became the most versatile game-piece?

1052 upvotes • Blahblahblahinternet

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Friend found this old photo in his parents stuff. Can anyone recognise what USA Army regiment it is? And in what Concentration Camp that picture was taken? NSFW

1051 upvotes • nornica

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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born in Thessaloniki which is in current day Greece. Was there a desire in Republican Turkey to take back more land?

1051 upvotes • Alpy94

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In HBO's Rome there is a dedicated man who reads announcements in the Forum for the public. Did such "forum announcers" exist? Were they commissioned by the Senate? Did they belong to a specific organisation?

1051 upvotes • Jinglemisk

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How accurate is the movie Kingdom of Heaven in depicted Saladin as a merciful, benevolent conqueror?

1050 upvotes • bigthuys

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Why were medieval armies so much smaller than classical armies?

1050 upvotes • Captain_Starling

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What was Germany's plan after WW2?

1049 upvotes • jyggalagged

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How was homosexuality handled in the Vietnam War military draft? Could one obtain an exemption (or a non-combat assignment) by claiming to be gay?

1048 upvotes • ertebolle

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How did the baby boomer generation go from open and liberal drug use of the 1960s, to the strong anti-drug attitude they have today ?

1048 upvotes • imagine_my_suprise

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DNA indicates that many shrunken heads are fake, but some are real. Have historians or anthropologists reinterpreted, revised, contextualized, and/or obliterated myths about the practice of shrunken heads? If so, how?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there a historical context/reason as to why the "Queen" in the game of Chess became the most versatile game-piece?	1052	Blahblahblahinternet
Friend found this old photo in his parents stuff. Can anyone recognise what USA Army regiment it is? And in what Concentration Camp that picture was taken? NSFW	1051	nornica
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born in Thessaloniki which is in current day Greece. Was there a desire in Republican Turkey to take back more land?	1051	Alpy94
In HBO's Rome there is a dedicated man who reads announcements in the Forum for the public. Did such "forum announcers" exist? Were they commissioned by the Senate? Did they belong to a specific organisation?	1051	Jinglemisk
How accurate is the movie Kingdom of Heaven in depicted Saladin as a merciful, benevolent conqueror?	1050	bigthuys
Why were medieval armies so much smaller than classical armies?	1050	Captain_Starling
What was Germany's plan after WW2?	1049	jyggalagged
How was homosexuality handled in the Vietnam War military draft? Could one obtain an exemption (or a non-combat assignment) by claiming to be gay?	1048	ertebolle
How did the baby boomer generation go from open and liberal drug use of the 1960s, to the strong anti-drug attitude they have today ?	1048	imagine_my_suprise
DNA indicates that many shrunken heads are fake, but some are real. Have historians or anthropologists reinterpreted, revised, contextualized, and/or obliterated myths about the practice of shrunken heads? If so, how?	1048	611131