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Has this exchange really happen? “Albert Einstein was once asked, ‘How does it feel to be the smartest man alive?’, he responded, ‘I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Nikola Tesla.'”

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I've heard that Hermann Goering wasn't personally antisemitic, but supported the Holocaust for financial/political gain. Is this true? And was this a common attitude among the Nazi brass?

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What was the life like for an Ottoman soldier, who fought in WWI?

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I'm sorry if this has been asked, but why did it take 2 bombs for Japan to surrender?

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[META]Should we somehow compile posts so people who don't have time can read them?

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Did Leonardo Da Vinci really have polyphasic sleep schedule?

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Could Steiner's assault actually change the way the war was going?

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According to TV series Silicon Valley, Hitler played Bassoon. Is that true?

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[META]Should mods just delete unhelpful comments?

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Why were tanks invented?

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Has this exchange really happen? “Albert Einstein was once asked, ‘How does it feel to be the smartest man alive?’, he responded, ‘I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Nikola Tesla.'”	2052
I've heard that Hermann Goering wasn't personally antisemitic, but supported the Holocaust for financial/political gain. Is this true? And was this a common attitude among the Nazi brass?	109
What was the life like for an Ottoman soldier, who fought in WWI?	76
I'm sorry if this has been asked, but why did it take 2 bombs for Japan to surrender?	65
[META]Should we somehow compile posts so people who don't have time can read them?	50
Did Leonardo Da Vinci really have polyphasic sleep schedule?	2
Could Steiner's assault actually change the way the war was going?	2
According to TV series Silicon Valley, Hitler played Bassoon. Is that true?	2
[META]Should mods just delete unhelpful comments?	2
Why were tanks invented?	1