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American hostage who returned after being wrongfully detained for 18 months had thousands of dollars in tax penalties for not filing on time, his credit score shattered by bills set to autopay being sent to collections while he was imprisoned.

5955 upvotes • r/mildlyinfuriating

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Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and served 27 years in prison, at times only being able to receive one letter every six months. How did he become internationally famous by the time of his release from prison?

397 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were American GIs arriving in Vietnam told that they would be attacked when they landed?

86 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did schools in the US stop teaching US history as a subset of British history?

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When and why did nominees to the US Supreme Court exclusively come from judicial backgrounds?

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When did the United States military phase out corporal punishment as discipline?

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How expensive was furniture for most people in late 19th century America?

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Would William Wallace have worn a kilt?

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Why do comfort women and other issues of Japanese imperialism emerge as major hot topics in the 1990s and not earlier?

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Were Japan's wars in the Pacific motivated by anti-communism?

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American hostage who returned after being wrongfully detained for 18 months had thousands of dollars in tax penalties for not filing on time, his credit score shattered by bills set to autopay being sent to collections while he was imprisoned.	5955	mildlyinfuriating
Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 and served 27 years in prison, at times only being able to receive one letter every six months. How did he become internationally famous by the time of his release from prison?	397	AskHistorians
Why were American GIs arriving in Vietnam told that they would be attacked when they landed?	86	AskHistorians
When did schools in the US stop teaching US history as a subset of British history?	17	AskHistorians
When and why did nominees to the US Supreme Court exclusively come from judicial backgrounds?	15	AskHistorians
When did the United States military phase out corporal punishment as discipline?	13	AskHistorians
How expensive was furniture for most people in late 19th century America?	12	AskHistorians
Would William Wallace have worn a kilt?	9	AskHistorians
Why do comfort women and other issues of Japanese imperialism emerge as major hot topics in the 1990s and not earlier?	7	AskHistorians
Were Japan's wars in the Pacific motivated by anti-communism?	4	AskHistorians