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How was the Holocaust covered in the media in the period directly after WW2?

408 upvotes • ObliviousTRex

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Why are there so few countries that speak greek or greek-based languages? Especially in the Eastern Mediterranean.

408 upvotes • khinzeer

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Was Russia/Stalin truly hoping to share the Europe with Germany/Hitler or was Stalin playing a waiting game?

408 upvotes • phrresehelp

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Was there "ethnic strife" in early colonial Mexico (i.e. Mexica v. Tlaxcallan, Purepecha v. Mexica, Maya v. Maya)? How did Spanish authorities quell these conflicts? How did they prevent them from happening in the first place?

408 upvotes • Mictlantecuhtli

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Some of George H.W. Bush's fellow pilots were executed and eaten by their captors after being shot down over the Bonin Islands in WWII. How common was cannibalism in the Pacific Theater?

408 upvotes • chikindiner

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Since it seems like ear infections are really common, but easily treatable with antibiotics, is it safe to assume that in, say, the middle ages childhood deafness was very common?

408 upvotes • portabledavers

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A substantial number of slaves brought to the Americas were Muslim. What remnants of pre-colonial Islam survived in black diaspora communities though colonialism?

408 upvotes • Vladith

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Diethyl ether is extremely cheap to manufacture, is not especially toxic, and has anesthetic and euphoric effects. What prevented it from becoming widespread as a recreational drug, as similar anesthetics (ketamine, nitrous oxide, etc.) have?

408 upvotes • poob1x

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The tricorn hat seemed to have gone from being THE hat of the 18th century to almost disappearing over night in the 19th century. Was this a case of tricorns being "so last century?"

408 upvotes • ValleDaFighta

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How did Native Americans in Florida deal with the heat and bugs?

408 upvotes • themannamedme

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How was the Holocaust covered in the media in the period directly after WW2?	408	ObliviousTRex
Why are there so few countries that speak greek or greek-based languages? Especially in the Eastern Mediterranean.	408	khinzeer
Was Russia/Stalin truly hoping to share the Europe with Germany/Hitler or was Stalin playing a waiting game?	408	phrresehelp
Was there "ethnic strife" in early colonial Mexico (i.e. Mexica v. Tlaxcallan, Purepecha v. Mexica, Maya v. Maya)? How did Spanish authorities quell these conflicts? How did they prevent them from happening in the first place?	408	Mictlantecuhtli
Some of George H.W. Bush's fellow pilots were executed and eaten by their captors after being shot down over the Bonin Islands in WWII. How common was cannibalism in the Pacific Theater?	408	chikindiner
Since it seems like ear infections are really common, but easily treatable with antibiotics, is it safe to assume that in, say, the middle ages childhood deafness was very common?	408	portabledavers
A substantial number of slaves brought to the Americas were Muslim. What remnants of pre-colonial Islam survived in black diaspora communities though colonialism?	408	Vladith
Diethyl ether is extremely cheap to manufacture, is not especially toxic, and has anesthetic and euphoric effects. What prevented it from becoming widespread as a recreational drug, as similar anesthetics (ketamine, nitrous oxide, etc.) have?	408	poob1x
The tricorn hat seemed to have gone from being THE hat of the 18th century to almost disappearing over night in the 19th century. Was this a case of tricorns being "so last century?"	408	ValleDaFighta
How did Native Americans in Florida deal with the heat and bugs?	408	themannamedme