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Less than 1% of ancient Greek and Roman literature survives. Did Chinese and Indian works have a similarly high rate of attrition?

489 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Was it true that in the Simba Rebellion that Nicholas Olenga planned on leading an invasion of the United States called the "OK Plan"?

489 upvotes • Niobium_Sage

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Ive noticed a LOT of public parks in Britain are from the Victorian era, why were the Victorians so crazy for pubic spaces?

488 upvotes • lost118

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How did Turkey keep out of WWII?

488 upvotes • muhendis

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In 1965, Singapore became independent when it was expelled from Malaysia. Are there any other instances of regions being granted independence by their former countries against their will?

488 upvotes • blacktrance

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To what extent was Nazism an "anti-religious" movement, as claimed by Dr. Jordan Peterson.

488 upvotes • AltruisticNymph

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Why did Robert E. Lee continue to fight at Gettysburg on the second day?

488 upvotes • No_Breath7116

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The top-selling single of 1966 did not belong to Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or Simon & Garfunkel, but to Barry Sadler, whose “Ballad of the Green Berets” sold more than 9 million copies. How did that happen?!

488 upvotes • Praetornicus

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In his autobiography, Malcolm X says: "During slavery ... it was a rare one of our black grandmothers, our great-grandmothers and our great-great-grandmothers who escaped the white rapist slavemaster ..." Is this true? How widespread was this white male-on-black female rape in the Antebellum South? NSFW

488 upvotes • Smash_all_States

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What were white South African students taught about Nazi Germany during Apartheid?

487 upvotes • TomHicks

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Less than 1% of ancient Greek and Roman literature survives. Did Chinese and Indian works have a similarly high rate of attrition?	489	RusticBohemian
Was it true that in the Simba Rebellion that Nicholas Olenga planned on leading an invasion of the United States called the "OK Plan"?	489	Niobium_Sage
Ive noticed a LOT of public parks in Britain are from the Victorian era, why were the Victorians so crazy for pubic spaces?	488	lost118
How did Turkey keep out of WWII?	488	muhendis
In 1965, Singapore became independent when it was expelled from Malaysia. Are there any other instances of regions being granted independence by their former countries against their will?	488	blacktrance
To what extent was Nazism an "anti-religious" movement, as claimed by Dr. Jordan Peterson.	488	AltruisticNymph
Why did Robert E. Lee continue to fight at Gettysburg on the second day?	488	No_Breath7116
The top-selling single of 1966 did not belong to Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or Simon & Garfunkel, but to Barry Sadler, whose “Ballad of the Green Berets” sold more than 9 million copies. How did that happen?!	488	Praetornicus
In his autobiography, Malcolm X says: "During slavery ... it was a rare one of our black grandmothers, our great-grandmothers and our great-great-grandmothers who escaped the white rapist slavemaster ..." Is this true? How widespread was this white male-on-black female rape in the Antebellum South? NSFW	488	Smash_all_States
What were white South African students taught about Nazi Germany during Apartheid?	487	TomHicks