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What happened to the Japanese political/military landscape between August 6th, 1945 (the day that Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima) and August 15th, 1945 (the day they surrendered). How did they come to the decision that surrender was the best option, and was there much disagreement?

922 upvotes • UhSwellGuy

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When were the first dinosaur bones discovered and what was public reaction to the news?

922 upvotes • whodidthattoyou

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Mockery wiped out duelling?

922 upvotes • IAMARobotBeepBoop

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WW1: Why invade through Gallipolli and not anywhere else along the long coast of Anatolia?

922 upvotes • Doncuneo

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Why did many Japanese POWs (that is, Japanese soldiers that were captured) go into captivity mostly nude or completely naked?

922 upvotes • Bazoobs1

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AMA - Byzantine Empire

921 upvotes • estherke

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In 1940, The U.S. gave the U.K. 50 naval destroyers in exchange for 99 year rent-free leases of British land in the West Indies. Will the land actually be returned to the U.K. in 2039? Or has the details of the agreement been altered since then?

921 upvotes • HistoryQuestionAsker

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Did the USSR have any kind of attempt to appeal to the youth similar to how Captain America got big in the US?

921 upvotes • 15rthughes

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Was there an epidemic of suicide among young girls in ancient Athens?

921 upvotes • WRB852

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Why was the black death so much more devastating in Europe than it seems to have been in Asia/Africa?

921 upvotes • peterthot69

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What happened to the Japanese political/military landscape between August 6th, 1945 (the day that Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima) and August 15th, 1945 (the day they surrendered). How did they come to the decision that surrender was the best option, and was there much disagreement?	922	UhSwellGuy
When were the first dinosaur bones discovered and what was public reaction to the news?	922	whodidthattoyou
Mockery wiped out duelling?	922	IAMARobotBeepBoop
WW1: Why invade through Gallipolli and not anywhere else along the long coast of Anatolia?	922	Doncuneo
Why did many Japanese POWs (that is, Japanese soldiers that were captured) go into captivity mostly nude or completely naked?	922	Bazoobs1
AMA - Byzantine Empire	921	estherke
In 1940, The U.S. gave the U.K. 50 naval destroyers in exchange for 99 year rent-free leases of British land in the West Indies. Will the land actually be returned to the U.K. in 2039? Or has the details of the agreement been altered since then?	921	HistoryQuestionAsker
Did the USSR have any kind of attempt to appeal to the youth similar to how Captain America got big in the US?	921	15rthughes
Was there an epidemic of suicide among young girls in ancient Athens?	921	WRB852
Why was the black death so much more devastating in Europe than it seems to have been in Asia/Africa?	921	peterthot69