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When was the last time in history that someone could have read the whole Epic Cycle, of which the Iliad and Odyssey were two parts?

403 upvotes • That-Soup3492

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In one episode of MAS*H, a CIA man's commanding officer says he has to go through surgery without anaesthesia, because he might unconsciously leak secrets. Was this a real policy at any point, especially in the Korean war?

403 upvotes • flatworm-spirit

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How realistic are the horse racing plots in some Sherlock Holmes stories?

403 upvotes • Silas_Of_The_Lambs

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Why did prohibition require an Amendment, while other substances are prohibited without one?

402 upvotes • sublime12089

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Why did mutinous sailors in the 18th-19th century British Royal Navy roll cannonballs?

402 upvotes • PluffyNupkins

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What did a serf have that a slave didn't?

402 upvotes • entirelyalive

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What were the "Sides" of the Bosnian Civil War?

402 upvotes • kietram

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What were the Germanic "Tribes" really like? Were they nomads without cities? Or were they more sedentary like Rome?

402 upvotes • ice_cream_saturday

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Why was Eddie Slovik executed for desertion during World War II while other deserter's sentences were reduced?

402 upvotes • DoctorWhoToYou

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Netanyahu recently claimed that Hittler wished to expel the Jews and it was Haj Amin al-Husseini who persuaded him to exterminate them. Is there any evidence for this?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When was the last time in history that someone could have read the whole Epic Cycle, of which the Iliad and Odyssey were two parts?	403	That-Soup3492
In one episode of MAS*H, a CIA man's commanding officer says he has to go through surgery without anaesthesia, because he might unconsciously leak secrets. Was this a real policy at any point, especially in the Korean war?	403	flatworm-spirit
How realistic are the horse racing plots in some Sherlock Holmes stories?	403	Silas_Of_The_Lambs
Why did prohibition require an Amendment, while other substances are prohibited without one?	402	sublime12089
Why did mutinous sailors in the 18th-19th century British Royal Navy roll cannonballs?	402	PluffyNupkins
What did a serf have that a slave didn't?	402	entirelyalive
What were the "Sides" of the Bosnian Civil War?	402	kietram
What were the Germanic "Tribes" really like? Were they nomads without cities? Or were they more sedentary like Rome?	402	ice_cream_saturday
Why was Eddie Slovik executed for desertion during World War II while other deserter's sentences were reduced?	402	DoctorWhoToYou
Netanyahu recently claimed that Hittler wished to expel the Jews and it was Haj Amin al-Husseini who persuaded him to exterminate them. Is there any evidence for this?	402	[deleted]