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Eastern Europe AMA Panel

450 upvotes • rusoved

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President Truman wrote that post WWII Negro returning soldiers to Mississippi "were being dumped out of army trucks and beaten."

450 upvotes • widowdogood

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How did folks from Ancient Civilization lock their doors?

450 upvotes • g10744591

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Charles VI of France famously went mad in the Forest of Le Mans (1392) and slew one of his knights, known as the Bastard of Polignac. Who was this knight and why does his name survive with the story?

450 upvotes • trentsteelfan2

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During the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW2, was there a recovery plan in place in case one of the devices failed to detonate?

450 upvotes • Iowa2017

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Before being visited by outsiders, did Eskimos know that the weather would be warmer if they went south? Likewise, did Central American cultures know that the weather was cooler if they went north or south?

450 upvotes • trackday

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Historically what made the Jesuits so hated but not other Catholic orders like Franciscans, Dominicans and Benedictines?

450 upvotes • beesfly5

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How popular were paper airplanes before the invention of actual airplanes?

450 upvotes • _blitzher

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Seneca abandoned vegetarianism because he did not want to be associated with a Roman political faction of vegetarians - What was this faction, and why was is best that he not be associated with them?

450 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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If I was born in Rome in 430AD (a few decades before the fall of Rome) how different would everyday life have felt in the city by the time of my retirement?

450 upvotes • Adam-West

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Eastern Europe AMA Panel	450	rusoved
President Truman wrote that post WWII Negro returning soldiers to Mississippi "were being dumped out of army trucks and beaten."	450	widowdogood
How did folks from Ancient Civilization lock their doors?	450	g10744591
Charles VI of France famously went mad in the Forest of Le Mans (1392) and slew one of his knights, known as the Bastard of Polignac. Who was this knight and why does his name survive with the story?	450	trentsteelfan2
During the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW2, was there a recovery plan in place in case one of the devices failed to detonate?	450	Iowa2017
Before being visited by outsiders, did Eskimos know that the weather would be warmer if they went south? Likewise, did Central American cultures know that the weather was cooler if they went north or south?	450	trackday
Historically what made the Jesuits so hated but not other Catholic orders like Franciscans, Dominicans and Benedictines?	450	beesfly5
How popular were paper airplanes before the invention of actual airplanes?	450	_blitzher
Seneca abandoned vegetarianism because he did not want to be associated with a Roman political faction of vegetarians - What was this faction, and why was is best that he not be associated with them?	450	RusticBohemian
If I was born in Rome in 430AD (a few decades before the fall of Rome) how different would everyday life have felt in the city by the time of my retirement?	450	Adam-West