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Kanye West recently claimed that Harriet Tubman never freed any slaves. How correct is this claim?

388 upvotes • unklethan

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I've read that the Titanic movie is incredibly accurate for what we knew in 1997. What elements of the movie are now out of date based on newer research?

388 upvotes • abracadabrantesques

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Three US States (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) are officially not states at all, but “Commonwealths.” Where did this distinction come from, and what if any significance did it have?

388 upvotes • [deleted]

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In The Great (2021), Empress Catherine is told that she must give birth in front of a crowd due to an event were a royal baby died and was swapped out for a living baby. Did a situation like that actually ever happen? or was that just a fear that monarchies had?

388 upvotes • Folksma

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How did ancient armies who marched all day deal with bathroom breaks?

388 upvotes • xHomicide24x

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Is fascism for late-comers?

388 upvotes • AngelusNovus420

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Why don´t Penelope or Telemachus expel the suitors from Odysseus home?

388 upvotes • justonestory33

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What happened to the houses and belongings US citizens were forced to leave behind after being herded into Japanese WWII camps in California?

387 upvotes • Devchonachko

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Why was the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 significant to the Cold War?

387 upvotes • RubberToeCarLoss

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"A Game of Thrones" depicts violence against women as a common tool of dominance and war, is this historically factual in 1455–1487 England where the story draws many historical parallels?

387 upvotes • kilekaldar

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Kanye West recently claimed that Harriet Tubman never freed any slaves. How correct is this claim?	388	unklethan
I've read that the Titanic movie is incredibly accurate for what we knew in 1997. What elements of the movie are now out of date based on newer research?	388	abracadabrantesques
Three US States (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) are officially not states at all, but “Commonwealths.” Where did this distinction come from, and what if any significance did it have?	388	[deleted]
In The Great (2021), Empress Catherine is told that she must give birth in front of a crowd due to an event were a royal baby died and was swapped out for a living baby. Did a situation like that actually ever happen? or was that just a fear that monarchies had?	388	Folksma
How did ancient armies who marched all day deal with bathroom breaks?	388	xHomicide24x
Is fascism for late-comers?	388	AngelusNovus420
Why don´t Penelope or Telemachus expel the suitors from Odysseus home?	388	justonestory33
What happened to the houses and belongings US citizens were forced to leave behind after being herded into Japanese WWII camps in California?	387	Devchonachko
Why was the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 significant to the Cold War?	387	RubberToeCarLoss
"A Game of Thrones" depicts violence against women as a common tool of dominance and war, is this historically factual in 1455–1487 England where the story draws many historical parallels?	387	kilekaldar