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Taken into account that Germany won 89 medals and the next country to win the most medals was USA with 56 and then Italy with 22, was it all by the rules in the 1936 Berlin Olympic games?

482 upvotes • qp1234

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After watching a lot of footage from WWII, I couldn't help but notice that their signs were almost professionally painted. Who did the signpainting in the armies?

481 upvotes • Zaldarr

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How well were allergies understood by regular people, historically?

481 upvotes • inoffensive1

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Why hasn't there been consistent interstate war between countries in South America in the last century, as opposed to other continents.

481 upvotes • Iyk

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Normans vs Anglo-Saxons: Who Disrupted British Culture/Language/History More? [Tolkien-related]

481 upvotes • Kiltmanenator

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How did the House of Medici build up the money to start their bank?

481 upvotes • Fozanator

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I am a young, unmarried woman living in the United States, in a major metropolitan city, at the turn of the 20th century. I am relatively poor and work in a garment factory. What do my daily meals look like and what foods do they consist of?

481 upvotes • heleneotroy

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Were the assassinations of Garfield and McKinley seen like JFK's or Lincoln's in their time?

481 upvotes • in_the_bumbum

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How did the African-American naming traditions evolve over time?

481 upvotes • gwaion45

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Was there a Russian version of McCarthy who led a charge to root out supposed capitalism sympathizers hiding in Soviet Russia?

481 upvotes • mostlyharmless94

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Taken into account that Germany won 89 medals and the next country to win the most medals was USA with 56 and then Italy with 22, was it all by the rules in the 1936 Berlin Olympic games?	482	qp1234
After watching a lot of footage from WWII, I couldn't help but notice that their signs were almost professionally painted. Who did the signpainting in the armies?	481	Zaldarr
How well were allergies understood by regular people, historically?	481	inoffensive1
Why hasn't there been consistent interstate war between countries in South America in the last century, as opposed to other continents.	481	Iyk
Normans vs Anglo-Saxons: Who Disrupted British Culture/Language/History More? [Tolkien-related]	481	Kiltmanenator
How did the House of Medici build up the money to start their bank?	481	Fozanator
I am a young, unmarried woman living in the United States, in a major metropolitan city, at the turn of the 20th century. I am relatively poor and work in a garment factory. What do my daily meals look like and what foods do they consist of?	481	heleneotroy
Were the assassinations of Garfield and McKinley seen like JFK's or Lincoln's in their time?	481	in_the_bumbum
How did the African-American naming traditions evolve over time?	481	gwaion45
Was there a Russian version of McCarthy who led a charge to root out supposed capitalism sympathizers hiding in Soviet Russia?	481	mostlyharmless94