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We’re curators of early flight from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum who have studied and written about the Wright brothers and their aircraft for decades. Ask us anything!

1047 upvotes • AirandSpaceExperts

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Why did the Germanic word France replace the Latin name Gaul, but the Latin name Germany survive against the German name Deutschland?

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Why isn't Belisarius mentioned along with people like Alexander, Hannibal, or Napoleon?

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What caused a giant surge of migration from Spain to the Americas during the 1880's, especially to Argentina?

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How do you politely shut down alternative history discussion, but without conceding defeat?

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Has an invading country ever been successful in "nation building"?

1047 upvotes • Bituulzman

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Why is the D-Pad on the left?

1046 upvotes • Almafeta

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In Celtic mythology, Cú Chulainn is endowed with a unique weapon, the Gáe Bolg, which is described as a "foot thrown spear with multiple heads". Is the Gáe Bolg modeled after some actual weapon or is it a symbolic litterary device. If the latter, what was its symbolism.

1046 upvotes • Gargatua13013

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How was Nazi Germany able to slow the Soviet advance on Berlin so much between February and May 1945?

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Why did the UK not issue British passports to residents of Hong Kong?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
We’re curators of early flight from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum who have studied and written about the Wright brothers and their aircraft for decades. Ask us anything!	1047	AirandSpaceExperts
Why did the Germanic word France replace the Latin name Gaul, but the Latin name Germany survive against the German name Deutschland?	1047	ManicMarine
Why isn't Belisarius mentioned along with people like Alexander, Hannibal, or Napoleon?	1047	cobaltcigarettes234
What caused a giant surge of migration from Spain to the Americas during the 1880's, especially to Argentina?	1047	MidnightRider00
How do you politely shut down alternative history discussion, but without conceding defeat?	1047	bureaucraphobe
Has an invading country ever been successful in "nation building"?	1047	Bituulzman
Why is the D-Pad on the left?	1046	Almafeta
In Celtic mythology, Cú Chulainn is endowed with a unique weapon, the Gáe Bolg, which is described as a "foot thrown spear with multiple heads". Is the Gáe Bolg modeled after some actual weapon or is it a symbolic litterary device. If the latter, what was its symbolism.	1046	Gargatua13013
How was Nazi Germany able to slow the Soviet advance on Berlin so much between February and May 1945?	1046	Ghost_of_Karl_Marx
Why did the UK not issue British passports to residents of Hong Kong?	1046	inspirationalbathtub