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How bad really was the WWII Italian army, and what made them that way?

446 upvotes • canman586

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What factors led to New York City becoming the biggest city in the United States over other similar port cities (e.g. Philadelphia and Boston)?

446 upvotes • Khir

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Were Soviet ships allowed to use the Panama Canal when it was under US control during the Cold War?

446 upvotes • SirBreckenridge

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Where did the EADGBE guitar tuning come from, and when did it become the 'standard' tuning?

446 upvotes • comix_corp

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Why was the Final Solution kept secret? Did the Nazis plan to announce the "success" of the Holocaust after achieving their war aims? Did they ever plan on "owning" it?

446 upvotes • Asmallfly

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Why does the Roman Empire seem so much more advanced than Medieval Kingdoms formed centuries after it had fallen?

446 upvotes • BigDongHueyLong

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What are the origins of the hippy aesthetic?

446 upvotes • Remansilent

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What happened to Joseph McCarthy's enablers and allies after his downfall?

446 upvotes • njoytravel

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What caused Henry Ford's antisemitism which made him write "the international jew"?

446 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was there ever a time when Europeans, instead of seeing Sub-Saharan Africa and its inhabitants as inferior, saw them as equals or superior in certain aspects?

446 upvotes • alwaysathebeach

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How bad really was the WWII Italian army, and what made them that way?	446	canman586
What factors led to New York City becoming the biggest city in the United States over other similar port cities (e.g. Philadelphia and Boston)?	446	Khir
Were Soviet ships allowed to use the Panama Canal when it was under US control during the Cold War?	446	SirBreckenridge
Where did the EADGBE guitar tuning come from, and when did it become the 'standard' tuning?	446	comix_corp
Why was the Final Solution kept secret? Did the Nazis plan to announce the "success" of the Holocaust after achieving their war aims? Did they ever plan on "owning" it?	446	Asmallfly
Why does the Roman Empire seem so much more advanced than Medieval Kingdoms formed centuries after it had fallen?	446	BigDongHueyLong
What are the origins of the hippy aesthetic?	446	Remansilent
What happened to Joseph McCarthy's enablers and allies after his downfall?	446	njoytravel
What caused Henry Ford's antisemitism which made him write "the international jew"?	446	[deleted]
Was there ever a time when Europeans, instead of seeing Sub-Saharan Africa and its inhabitants as inferior, saw them as equals or superior in certain aspects?	446	alwaysathebeach