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In Apocalypse Now, there's a scene where there seemed to be no commanding officer and the soldiers were acting as they pleased. Theatrics aside, how bad was the breakdown in discipline during the Vietnam War?

408 upvotes • [deleted]

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King Hussein of Jordan was personally on the payroll of a foreign intelligence service - the CIA - from about 1957 to 1977. What was the reaction inside Jordan when the story broke?

408 upvotes • AimHere

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Organised police forces are a surprisingly modern development. If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?

408 upvotes • vinylemulator

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When the Swedish parliament was looking for a new king, did they ever consider the Ethiopian royal family?

408 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Much of Mein Kampf apparently involves ranting about the status of the Southern Tirol, which Italy had annexed from Austria at the end of WWI. Why this obsession with a piece of Alpine territory? And how typical were Hitler's views on the matter within Austria and/or Germany?

408 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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I'm a wealthy Roman constructing a new villa. I plan on having running water in the house for private baths, cooking, drinking etc. How do I go about connecting to state run aqueducts? Is there someone I must get permission from first?

408 upvotes • mcphersonrj

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How accurate is Joseph Campbell‘s claim that the vast majority of all myths/stories from history can be boiled down to following the Hero’s Journey? Is the Hero’s Journey really a through—line in storytelling throughout history, regardless of society or culture?

408 upvotes • MaggieLinzer

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A recent viral tweet claimed that 2021 was the most profitable year for American corporations since 1950. What circumstances caused corporations have such a profitable year in 1950?

408 upvotes • DoritosDewItRight

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What has been the most important secret ever kept (for some duration)?

407 upvotes • Halibut_for_Jehovah

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What did people feed their domesticated animals prior to the invention of kibble?

407 upvotes • Nachie

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Apocalypse Now, there's a scene where there seemed to be no commanding officer and the soldiers were acting as they pleased. Theatrics aside, how bad was the breakdown in discipline during the Vietnam War?	408	[deleted]
King Hussein of Jordan was personally on the payroll of a foreign intelligence service - the CIA - from about 1957 to 1977. What was the reaction inside Jordan when the story broke?	408	AimHere
Organised police forces are a surprisingly modern development. If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?	408	vinylemulator
When the Swedish parliament was looking for a new king, did they ever consider the Ethiopian royal family?	408	Frigorifico
Much of Mein Kampf apparently involves ranting about the status of the Southern Tirol, which Italy had annexed from Austria at the end of WWI. Why this obsession with a piece of Alpine territory? And how typical were Hitler's views on the matter within Austria and/or Germany?	408	EnclavedMicrostate
I'm a wealthy Roman constructing a new villa. I plan on having running water in the house for private baths, cooking, drinking etc. How do I go about connecting to state run aqueducts? Is there someone I must get permission from first?	408	mcphersonrj
How accurate is Joseph Campbell‘s claim that the vast majority of all myths/stories from history can be boiled down to following the Hero’s Journey? Is the Hero’s Journey really a through—line in storytelling throughout history, regardless of society or culture?	408	MaggieLinzer
A recent viral tweet claimed that 2021 was the most profitable year for American corporations since 1950. What circumstances caused corporations have such a profitable year in 1950?	408	DoritosDewItRight
What has been the most important secret ever kept (for some duration)?	407	Halibut_for_Jehovah
What did people feed their domesticated animals prior to the invention of kibble?	407	Nachie