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Most war movies now depict Hitler as menacing, sickly, old, and unstable. However, he's still known as a charismatic leader that took control of an entire country. Barring of course the moustache/hair combo and his podium smacking speech. How did Hitler really act and look like most of the time?

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Can Someone Help Me Identify A Family Member Who Was In The 1969 coup Attempt Against Saudi Arabia As A General? HELP!

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What do historians think of the Business Plot?

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Why were so many Popes called Urban? It doesn't strike me as a particularly biblical or pious name, so what made it stuck?

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Why did the United States never develop a national health scheme like Canada, the UK or western Europe despite it's economic prosperity?

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Can someone enlighten me about Japan war crime in Dutch East Indies during WW2 and the consequence (for Japan)? NSFW

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What events are being referenced in the Cranberries song "Zombie", when the lyrics go "It's the same old theme, since 1916", and how are they relevant to the song?

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How many Communists have been elected to office in the United States? How were they viewed and what did they accomplish?

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How realistic is the depiction of KGB spies in 'The Americans'?

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The Illiad was passed down as an oral song/poem to be performed. Was the melody improvised or, like liturgy, was it also passed down ?

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Most war movies now depict Hitler as menacing, sickly, old, and unstable. However, he's still known as a charismatic leader that took control of an entire country. Barring of course the moustache/hair combo and his podium smacking speech. How did Hitler really act and look like most of the time?	345
Can Someone Help Me Identify A Family Member Who Was In The 1969 coup Attempt Against Saudi Arabia As A General? HELP!	345
What do historians think of the Business Plot?	344
Why were so many Popes called Urban? It doesn't strike me as a particularly biblical or pious name, so what made it stuck?	344
Why did the United States never develop a national health scheme like Canada, the UK or western Europe despite it's economic prosperity?	340
Can someone enlighten me about Japan war crime in Dutch East Indies during WW2 and the consequence (for Japan)? NSFW	338
What events are being referenced in the Cranberries song "Zombie", when the lyrics go "It's the same old theme, since 1916", and how are they relevant to the song?	337
How many Communists have been elected to office in the United States? How were they viewed and what did they accomplish?	337
How realistic is the depiction of KGB spies in 'The Americans'?	335
The Illiad was passed down as an oral song/poem to be performed. Was the melody improvised or, like liturgy, was it also passed down ?	334