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How did Alfred of Wessex (born 849CE) travel to Rome for his education, and would his party have known that Cyngen of Powys was also in Rome?

778 upvotes • PlazaOne

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Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915-1980) had Down Syndrome, but was not hidden away by her family and lived most of her life in Bavaria. Considering their position on handicapped people, did the Nazis ever publicly address this?

778 upvotes • Kitarn

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Why are military training videos from WW2 so humorous in tone, and why are they not like that today?

778 upvotes • DJ_Micoh

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778 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was there an equivalent of a "couch potato" before the invention of TV/radio?

777 upvotes • Kiwispam84

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Did Eskimo / Inuit / northern peoples know there was a warmer climate to the south?

777 upvotes • Kramereng

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What is the average lifespan of an accent? Are there some accents that have remained relatively the same for thousands of years?

777 upvotes • trentsteelfan2

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Did the switch from wood to metal in shipbuilding affect the amount of forests in Europe?

777 upvotes • TanktopSamurai

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I am Sokrates, son of Sophroniskos, of the deme Alopeke. I am fond of saying that the unexamined life is not worth living; and in that spirit, I invite you, fellow citizens, to Ask Me Anything.

777 upvotes • Sokrates_of_Athens

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JFK was very concerned about the nuclear "missile gap" between the USSR and the USA. How did the soviets fool him into thinking they were ahead when they were far behind?

777 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Alfred of Wessex (born 849CE) travel to Rome for his education, and would his party have known that Cyngen of Powys was also in Rome?	778	PlazaOne
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915-1980) had Down Syndrome, but was not hidden away by her family and lived most of her life in Bavaria. Considering their position on handicapped people, did the Nazis ever publicly address this?	778	Kitarn
Why are military training videos from WW2 so humorous in tone, and why are they not like that today?	778	DJ_Micoh
[deleted by user]	778	[deleted]
Was there an equivalent of a "couch potato" before the invention of TV/radio?	777	Kiwispam84
Did Eskimo / Inuit / northern peoples know there was a warmer climate to the south?	777	Kramereng
What is the average lifespan of an accent? Are there some accents that have remained relatively the same for thousands of years?	777	trentsteelfan2
Did the switch from wood to metal in shipbuilding affect the amount of forests in Europe?	777	TanktopSamurai
I am Sokrates, son of Sophroniskos, of the deme Alopeke. I am fond of saying that the unexamined life is not worth living; and in that spirit, I invite you, fellow citizens, to Ask Me Anything.	777	Sokrates_of_Athens
JFK was very concerned about the nuclear "missile gap" between the USSR and the USA. How did the soviets fool him into thinking they were ahead when they were far behind?	777	RusticBohemian