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The 90s NATO bombings in Bosnia/Serbia.

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Did ancient Greeks or Romans know of the Himalayas and Mount Everest? If yes, sid they try to climb it?

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Was there independence movements (of significance) in UK and France's colonies prior to WW1? Or is it true that without the weakening of Europe's powers after WW 1 (&2), we wouldn't have seen the myriad of breakaways in the 60s?

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Is it true that prisoners of war, inmates, and such, ate each other's ejaculate to fight starvation in particularly dire situations?

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Question regarding fiscal and monetary policy pre-capitalism.

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How would an ancient 200k Roman Army supply itself in enemy territory?

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When genociders and other important war crime culprits were buried, how did the procedure unfold? And was it allowed for family members and such to make a tombstone for them and depose flowers? And also, were they allowed to be buried in public graveyards or where could hey be buried?

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Did ally navies in the past also do large exercises together, like the current RIMPAC ? What were their ramifications?

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A common counterargument by holocaust deniers, in response to the holocaust being so incredibly well documented, is that, well how do we know the documents are real? It got me curious. Devil's advocate. How can we actually know undeniably that the documents weren't forged? Forging is easy after all

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When did courtroom caricatures begin to be used? And why?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The 90s NATO bombings in Bosnia/Serbia.	6
Did ancient Greeks or Romans know of the Himalayas and Mount Everest? If yes, sid they try to climb it?	5
Was there independence movements (of significance) in UK and France's colonies prior to WW1? Or is it true that without the weakening of Europe's powers after WW 1 (&2), we wouldn't have seen the myriad of breakaways in the 60s?	5
Is it true that prisoners of war, inmates, and such, ate each other's ejaculate to fight starvation in particularly dire situations?	3
Question regarding fiscal and monetary policy pre-capitalism.	3
How would an ancient 200k Roman Army supply itself in enemy territory?	3
When genociders and other important war crime culprits were buried, how did the procedure unfold? And was it allowed for family members and such to make a tombstone for them and depose flowers? And also, were they allowed to be buried in public graveyards or where could hey be buried?	2
Did ally navies in the past also do large exercises together, like the current RIMPAC ? What were their ramifications?	2
A common counterargument by holocaust deniers, in response to the holocaust being so incredibly well documented, is that, well how do we know the documents are real? It got me curious. Devil's advocate. How can we actually know undeniably that the documents weren't forged? Forging is easy after all	2
When did courtroom caricatures begin to be used? And why?	2