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Is the depiction of King George VI's early life accurate in The King's Speech?

420 upvotes • Jen_Snow

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What did the Soviet navy do during World War II?

420 upvotes • Feezec

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Is it known who shot down the plane that triggered the Rwandan genocide?

420 upvotes • nsjersey

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Where did society ladies pee when out visiting each other?

420 upvotes • wollphilie

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Many modern vampire mythology makes reference to ancient Egyptian vampires. Is there any evidence to support Egypt had some form of vampire mythology in its ancient past?

420 upvotes • moxthunder

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I’m having quite a hard time imagining the practicalities of a pistol duel - if two men stand facing each other pointing loaded guns at each other, and fire at exactly the same time, how could they not die simultaneously?

420 upvotes • alphabet_street

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How did the UK government initially deal with the costs of the NHS?

420 upvotes • Ge0rgeBr0ughton

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What was occuring in Mongolia during the Cold War? Were they truly a Soviet puppet, or did they have relative autonomy? What were their domestic policies like compared to the Eastern Bloc? Were their foreign relations any different than the Soviets?

420 upvotes • George_S_Patton_III

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What other name other than "The United States of America" were suggested during the time of the US becoming a nation?

420 upvotes • Valenbor

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Given the fundamentally flawed understanding of the origins of disease in the Middle ages, how did doctors and physicians gain credibility in their practises? What separated a good physician from a bad one?

420 upvotes • ElusiveCucumber000

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is the depiction of King George VI's early life accurate in The King's Speech?	420	Jen_Snow
What did the Soviet navy do during World War II?	420	Feezec
Is it known who shot down the plane that triggered the Rwandan genocide?	420	nsjersey
Where did society ladies pee when out visiting each other?	420	wollphilie
Many modern vampire mythology makes reference to ancient Egyptian vampires. Is there any evidence to support Egypt had some form of vampire mythology in its ancient past?	420	moxthunder
I’m having quite a hard time imagining the practicalities of a pistol duel - if two men stand facing each other pointing loaded guns at each other, and fire at exactly the same time, how could they not die simultaneously?	420	alphabet_street
How did the UK government initially deal with the costs of the NHS?	420	Ge0rgeBr0ughton
What was occuring in Mongolia during the Cold War? Were they truly a Soviet puppet, or did they have relative autonomy? What were their domestic policies like compared to the Eastern Bloc? Were their foreign relations any different than the Soviets?	420	George_S_Patton_III
What other name other than "The United States of America" were suggested during the time of the US becoming a nation?	420	Valenbor
Given the fundamentally flawed understanding of the origins of disease in the Middle ages, how did doctors and physicians gain credibility in their practises? What separated a good physician from a bad one?	420	ElusiveCucumber000