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Is the middle finger really a rude hand gesture that dates back to at least Ancient Greece?

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Did the Red Army really use human-wave tactics in World War II?

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In David Lloyd George's memoirs, he claims he would have replaced Field Marshal Haig with Canadian General Arthur Currie and promote Australian General John Monash to Currie's second-in-command had the First World War continued into 1919. How true is this statement?

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What were the causes behind the splitting of Gran Colombia into Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia?

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How accurate is Barbara Tuchman's portrayal of Kaiser Wilhem II in The Guns of August?

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When Prussia was unifying Germany, why didn't it invade and annex the German-speaking Cantons of Switzerland?

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Was Soviet engineering always so shoddy? Why was such shoddy quality allowed?

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How accurate is the film "Downfall?"

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What was the equipment given to a regular Red Army Infantry Private?

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Was there any tension between Falangism and Peronism in Argentina during Franco and Peron's reigns?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is the middle finger really a rude hand gesture that dates back to at least Ancient Greece?	29
Did the Red Army really use human-wave tactics in World War II?	27
In David Lloyd George's memoirs, he claims he would have replaced Field Marshal Haig with Canadian General Arthur Currie and promote Australian General John Monash to Currie's second-in-command had the First World War continued into 1919. How true is this statement?	22
What were the causes behind the splitting of Gran Colombia into Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia?	20
How accurate is Barbara Tuchman's portrayal of Kaiser Wilhem II in The Guns of August?	18
When Prussia was unifying Germany, why didn't it invade and annex the German-speaking Cantons of Switzerland?	17
Was Soviet engineering always so shoddy? Why was such shoddy quality allowed?	16
How accurate is the film "Downfall?"	15
What was the equipment given to a regular Red Army Infantry Private?	14
Was there any tension between Falangism and Peronism in Argentina during Franco and Peron's reigns?	12