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Why there was no strong anti-Italian sentiment in Europe after World War II? There were powerful anti-German sentiments, but there was nothing like that with the Italians.

377 upvotes • R2J4

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A Wehrmacht field manual is said to have stated that "experience has shown that attacks against tanks with close-combat weapons by a sufficiently determined man will basically always succeed." What experiences, if any, were the manual authors referring to?

377 upvotes • less-right

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What are some facts in history that are either slowly losing support, or may just end up proven wrong in the future?

377 upvotes • LeFourthAccount

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How could one take part of ancient Olympics?

376 upvotes • Ranquin

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Did Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci plan to steal a river?

376 upvotes • brigantus

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How were engineers trained in the Roman Republic/Roman Empire, and how much do we know about their design practices?

376 upvotes • tasty_rogue

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My mom remembers learning about "Mohammedanism" and "Mohammedans" in world religion class in public school in 1960s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. When and how did "Islam" and "Muslim" become the everyday terms to refer to that religion and its adherents in the English-speaking world?

376 upvotes • Zhankfor

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Are there any documented cases of serial killers in the ancient world?

376 upvotes • Classictats

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The first 15 and previous 18 Presidents of the United States are usually depicted as clean-shaven. However of the 12 Presidents from 1861-1913, 10 had some form of facial hair. Is there any reason why beards became so popular, then suddenly so unpopular in American politics during these times?

376 upvotes • Ozymandias1818

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Mohammed was a prophet of God, and as I understand it, Islam regards itself as a continuation upon the Old and New Testaments. Were the early Muslims continuing Judaic tradition in expecting a Messiah?

376 upvotes • td4999

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why there was no strong anti-Italian sentiment in Europe after World War II? There were powerful anti-German sentiments, but there was nothing like that with the Italians.	377	R2J4
A Wehrmacht field manual is said to have stated that "experience has shown that attacks against tanks with close-combat weapons by a sufficiently determined man will basically always succeed." What experiences, if any, were the manual authors referring to?	377	less-right
What are some facts in history that are either slowly losing support, or may just end up proven wrong in the future?	377	LeFourthAccount
How could one take part of ancient Olympics?	376	Ranquin
Did Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci plan to steal a river?	376	brigantus
How were engineers trained in the Roman Republic/Roman Empire, and how much do we know about their design practices?	376	tasty_rogue
My mom remembers learning about "Mohammedanism" and "Mohammedans" in world religion class in public school in 1960s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. When and how did "Islam" and "Muslim" become the everyday terms to refer to that religion and its adherents in the English-speaking world?	376	Zhankfor
Are there any documented cases of serial killers in the ancient world?	376	Classictats
The first 15 and previous 18 Presidents of the United States are usually depicted as clean-shaven. However of the 12 Presidents from 1861-1913, 10 had some form of facial hair. Is there any reason why beards became so popular, then suddenly so unpopular in American politics during these times?	376	Ozymandias1818
Mohammed was a prophet of God, and as I understand it, Islam regards itself as a continuation upon the Old and New Testaments. Were the early Muslims continuing Judaic tradition in expecting a Messiah?	376	td4999