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Hitler in 1945 said that he should have started the war in 1938 with an attack on Czechoslovakia, why?

604 upvotes • Standard-Science3124

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Is The History Channel losing more and more credibility by persisting with their "Ancient Aliens" series (now in its sixth season)?

603 upvotes • zipzap21

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From all the things I've seen from the cold war. It seems like the KGB kicked the CIA's ass. Is that because the USSR fell and most of their classified information was released?

603 upvotes • Less_Chat_More_Splat

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In 317 B.C. there were 21,000 Athenian citizens, 10,000 free foreigners, and 400,000 slaves living in Attica. How usual was this huge disparity in slave-owners societies?

603 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Since the 1960's, Cuba has been sending well-trained doctors around the world to help other countries. How were they able to accomplish this with a relatively poor economy?

603 upvotes • lazy_starfish

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How could people before WW2 dress so heavy, even in summer?

603 upvotes • ProvingWrong

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This Wikipedia page says that "after the American Revolutionary War, students experienced harsh treatment from teachers. In response to the abuse, college students began to riot, burn down buildings located on their college campuses, and assault faculty members." Why did teachers treat students bad?

603 upvotes • TueuEnSerie

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In a 1515 letter, Erasmus complained about how disgusting the floors of English houses were, claiming they harboured "... expectoration, vomiting ... and other abominations not fit to be mentioned." Was Erasmus just being a grumpy tourist, or were English floors particularly unsanitary?

603 upvotes • YesIateYourLunch

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Are there any dead languages that have recordings from when native speakers were still alive?

603 upvotes • silentreader90

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The Seven Year's War had a theater in every continent and involved all of the major powers at the time -- why don't we refer to it as World War I?

602 upvotes • Hofstadt

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Hitler in 1945 said that he should have started the war in 1938 with an attack on Czechoslovakia, why?	604	Standard-Science3124
Is The History Channel losing more and more credibility by persisting with their "Ancient Aliens" series (now in its sixth season)?	603	zipzap21
From all the things I've seen from the cold war. It seems like the KGB kicked the CIA's ass. Is that because the USSR fell and most of their classified information was released?	603	Less_Chat_More_Splat
In 317 B.C. there were 21,000 Athenian citizens, 10,000 free foreigners, and 400,000 slaves living in Attica. How usual was this huge disparity in slave-owners societies?	603	RusticBohemian
Since the 1960's, Cuba has been sending well-trained doctors around the world to help other countries. How were they able to accomplish this with a relatively poor economy?	603	lazy_starfish
How could people before WW2 dress so heavy, even in summer?	603	ProvingWrong
This Wikipedia page says that "after the American Revolutionary War, students experienced harsh treatment from teachers. In response to the abuse, college students began to riot, burn down buildings located on their college campuses, and assault faculty members." Why did teachers treat students bad?	603	TueuEnSerie
In a 1515 letter, Erasmus complained about how disgusting the floors of English houses were, claiming they harboured "... expectoration, vomiting ... and other abominations not fit to be mentioned." Was Erasmus just being a grumpy tourist, or were English floors particularly unsanitary?	603	YesIateYourLunch
Are there any dead languages that have recordings from when native speakers were still alive?	603	silentreader90
The Seven Year's War had a theater in every continent and involved all of the major powers at the time -- why don't we refer to it as World War I?	602	Hofstadt