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Did any people with Dwarfism serve in any military during World War I or II?

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Actual speech to the soldiers?

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Where did the two-tiered system of enlisted/officers in the military come from, and why is it so ubiquitous?

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Did Catholic Kings and Emperors go to confession? Do we know what they might have confessed, or if they ever had to do 'Hail Marys' as punishment, and so on?

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Was the fact that Adolf Hitler did not have a wife and children a PR problem?

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Did the Titans of Greek myth represent an earlier native Greek pantheon and belief system that was overthrown?

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Did the United States assume the debts and obligations of the Confederacy upon surrender?

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Why did the Beret become so quickly associated with Elite Military units in the 1900's across so much of the world?

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Did any South American cultures use llamas for transportation?

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What was the public reaction to President Johnson growing his hair long in 1972?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did any people with Dwarfism serve in any military during World War I or II?	186
Actual speech to the soldiers?	186
Where did the two-tiered system of enlisted/officers in the military come from, and why is it so ubiquitous?	181
Did Catholic Kings and Emperors go to confession? Do we know what they might have confessed, or if they ever had to do 'Hail Marys' as punishment, and so on?	154
Was the fact that Adolf Hitler did not have a wife and children a PR problem?	114
Did the Titans of Greek myth represent an earlier native Greek pantheon and belief system that was overthrown?	105
Did the United States assume the debts and obligations of the Confederacy upon surrender?	96
Why did the Beret become so quickly associated with Elite Military units in the 1900's across so much of the world?	72
Did any South American cultures use llamas for transportation?	62
What was the public reaction to President Johnson growing his hair long in 1972?	51