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I recently learned that at the battle of Thermopylae there was a concurrent naval battle offshore. What would this naval ballle have looked like? What weapons and tactics would have been used?

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My grandfather left Germany during WW1, and the family always said that it was because we were Jewish. Was there any truth to this? Were Jews persecuted during WW1 in Germany?

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Why did the Southern California accent "win"?

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Why have most advanced societies been so hostile towards male homosexuality until recently (or still are)? Are there examples of cultures that have never been hostile towards it?

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Has the humah health cost of Chernobyl been lower then scientists expected? Underreported? Worse?

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A pilot friend of mine said that his father had been part of a mission that killed a high ranking Japanese officer during WWII using long range bombers to find and shoot down the officer's plane. Anything come to mind?

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After WWII, did the US hold on to a "never forget" attitude about Pearl Harbor?

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Is swimming for sport a modern invention?

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What was it that made Hitler invade Russia in 1941?

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I know the US military takes great pride in the "No man left behind" credo, but are there examples of US servicemen/women being effectively abandoned?

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I recently learned that at the battle of Thermopylae there was a concurrent naval battle offshore. What would this naval ballle have looked like? What weapons and tactics would have been used?	25
My grandfather left Germany during WW1, and the family always said that it was because we were Jewish. Was there any truth to this? Were Jews persecuted during WW1 in Germany?	24
Why did the Southern California accent "win"?	5
Why have most advanced societies been so hostile towards male homosexuality until recently (or still are)? Are there examples of cultures that have never been hostile towards it?	3
Has the humah health cost of Chernobyl been lower then scientists expected? Underreported? Worse?	2
A pilot friend of mine said that his father had been part of a mission that killed a high ranking Japanese officer during WWII using long range bombers to find and shoot down the officer's plane. Anything come to mind?	2
After WWII, did the US hold on to a "never forget" attitude about Pearl Harbor?	1
Is swimming for sport a modern invention?	1
What was it that made Hitler invade Russia in 1941?	1
I know the US military takes great pride in the "No man left behind" credo, but are there examples of US servicemen/women being effectively abandoned?	1