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How real was a Nazi invasion of the United States had Britain fallen?

600 upvotes • WanderingKing

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In Mad Men, the characters seem to have a distaste towards Jews in American Society. Was this idea common for the time period? If so, why?

600 upvotes • redbren

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Why aren't there a ton of German men born between 1934-1945 named Adolf?

600 upvotes • one-eleven

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Why was Napolean exiled after abdicating in 1814 instead of executed? And why was he not executed after losing the battle of Waterloo in 1815?

600 upvotes • Fidelllll

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I'm a powerful, wealthy noble in medieval Europe, and I've just permanently lost use of my legs. Wheelchairs won't be invented in Europe until 1595 CE, so what would have been the top-of-the-line conveyance for those with money and without working legs prior to that?

600 upvotes • Despondent_in_WI

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All Aboard the Orient’s Expression: Reclaiming Asian Perspectives & Identity in the Age of Imperialism

600 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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Yesterday Northern Irelands terror thread level was decreased for the first time in 12 years, yet the threat is still counted as substantial. What lead up to the IRA and all the violence seen in the last part of the 20th century in Northern Ireland, and what did they do?

600 upvotes • Lukas2811_

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Did Genghis Kahn eat cabbage?

600 upvotes • dandelion-teeth

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Nagasaki was bombed 68 years ago today, why does there seem to be less attention to it than Hiroshima?

599 upvotes • iceman_in_black

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Why did the Black Hand assassinate Franz Ferdinand?

599 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How real was a Nazi invasion of the United States had Britain fallen?	600	WanderingKing
In Mad Men, the characters seem to have a distaste towards Jews in American Society. Was this idea common for the time period? If so, why?	600	redbren
Why aren't there a ton of German men born between 1934-1945 named Adolf?	600	one-eleven
Why was Napolean exiled after abdicating in 1814 instead of executed? And why was he not executed after losing the battle of Waterloo in 1815?	600	Fidelllll
I'm a powerful, wealthy noble in medieval Europe, and I've just permanently lost use of my legs. Wheelchairs won't be invented in Europe until 1595 CE, so what would have been the top-of-the-line conveyance for those with money and without working legs prior to that?	600	Despondent_in_WI
All Aboard the Orient’s Expression: Reclaiming Asian Perspectives & Identity in the Age of Imperialism	600	EnclavedMicrostate
Yesterday Northern Irelands terror thread level was decreased for the first time in 12 years, yet the threat is still counted as substantial. What lead up to the IRA and all the violence seen in the last part of the 20th century in Northern Ireland, and what did they do?	600	Lukas2811_
Did Genghis Kahn eat cabbage?	600	dandelion-teeth
Nagasaki was bombed 68 years ago today, why does there seem to be less attention to it than Hiroshima?	599	iceman_in_black
Why did the Black Hand assassinate Franz Ferdinand?	599	[deleted]