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FACT or FICTION: Hitler almost destroyed RAF by striking their airbases. Churchill conducted a bomb-raid on Berlin civillians. Hitler retaliated by bombing London. This saved RAF, as if their airbases had been bombed instead of London Germany would have won the war. Is this true/false?

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The decline of the Hansa began in 1425 when the herring mysteriously left the Danish Sound for another spawning ground off the coast of Holland where the Hansa had less influence. Why did the herring leave suddenly?

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Why did it take so long to find Pluto's mass?

212 upvotes • r/askscience

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Ants and houseflies and other pests enter modern dwellings easily - how did medieval or ancient dwellers keep them out?

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Fire, fire! - How, historically, did the ancient & medieval ages fight fire?

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Why are there no written records of Proto-Indo-European?

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Is there a history of hydropolitics?

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Where do I find a history of flawed ancient technologies used as props for nationalism?

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How true is the myth of caryatids being real women abducted and subjugated

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Why did Archimboldo paint his particular paintings?

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FACT or FICTION: Hitler almost destroyed RAF by striking their airbases. Churchill conducted a bomb-raid on Berlin civillians. Hitler retaliated by bombing London. This saved RAF, as if their airbases had been bombed instead of London Germany would have won the war. Is this true/false?	1211	AskHistorians
The decline of the Hansa began in 1425 when the herring mysteriously left the Danish Sound for another spawning ground off the coast of Holland where the Hansa had less influence. Why did the herring leave suddenly?	630	AskHistorians
Why did it take so long to find Pluto's mass?	212	askscience
Ants and houseflies and other pests enter modern dwellings easily - how did medieval or ancient dwellers keep them out?	50	AskHistorians
Fire, fire! - How, historically, did the ancient & medieval ages fight fire?	42	AskHistorians
Why are there no written records of Proto-Indo-European?	33	AskHistorians
Is there a history of hydropolitics?	26	AskHistorians
Where do I find a history of flawed ancient technologies used as props for nationalism?	16	AskHistorians
How true is the myth of caryatids being real women abducted and subjugated	15	AskHistorians
Why did Archimboldo paint his particular paintings?	12	AskHistorians