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Hey historians! As a French gal I often get told pretty bad jokes about how I should just surrender whenever a challenge comes up. I'd like to know if the jokes are justified and the French were indeed complete idiots, or just something blown out of proportions

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What was napoleon's plan for Europe had he stayed in power and won his wars? What were his intentions for after his time as an emperor?

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In Greek mythology, is there anything that tells us why atlas needed to carry the sky?

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Can someone explain what the Stasi did? How were they able to spy on citizens so efficiently? What would they do with such information? What would they enforce?

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Hey historians! As a French gal I often get told pretty bad jokes about how I should just surrender whenever a challenge comes up. I'd like to know if the jokes are justified and the French were indeed complete idiots, or just something blown out of proportions	210
What was napoleon's plan for Europe had he stayed in power and won his wars? What were his intentions for after his time as an emperor?	67
In Greek mythology, is there anything that tells us why atlas needed to carry the sky?	7
Can someone explain what the Stasi did? How were they able to spy on citizens so efficiently? What would they do with such information? What would they enforce?	3