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How did the Muslim world react to the discovery of the Americas? Did they ever try to colonize or bring the Quran to the Americas?

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In Band of Brothers, the 101st has to lock the holocaust victims back in the camp to make sure they don't eat themselves to death. Did this actually happen?

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How rampant was corruption in the Soviet Union?

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Were the border checkpoints of the Warsaw nations like the one in Papers Please?

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Why did the Axis powers create so many puppet states instead of outright absorbing captured lands during WW2?

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In the time when bladed weapons dominated the battlefield, were scars around the eyes a common scar?

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Was there a controvery against Dante's Inferno for including Popes in Hell?

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As Northern/Eastern Europe converted from Paganism to Christianity in the 11th century, how was the conversion enforced and what were the consequences for remaining with the old faith?

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Were there any "pacifists" in the middle ages?

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Before the advent of gunpowder, most sieges were a waiting game where the attackers tried to starve the defenders out. However, how was this tactic squared with ideas of martial honor?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the Muslim world react to the discovery of the Americas? Did they ever try to colonize or bring the Quran to the Americas?	2894
In Band of Brothers, the 101st has to lock the holocaust victims back in the camp to make sure they don't eat themselves to death. Did this actually happen?	449
How rampant was corruption in the Soviet Union?	91
Were the border checkpoints of the Warsaw nations like the one in Papers Please?	74
Why did the Axis powers create so many puppet states instead of outright absorbing captured lands during WW2?	69
In the time when bladed weapons dominated the battlefield, were scars around the eyes a common scar?	65
Was there a controvery against Dante's Inferno for including Popes in Hell?	62
As Northern/Eastern Europe converted from Paganism to Christianity in the 11th century, how was the conversion enforced and what were the consequences for remaining with the old faith?	51
Were there any "pacifists" in the middle ages?	34
Before the advent of gunpowder, most sieges were a waiting game where the attackers tried to starve the defenders out. However, how was this tactic squared with ideas of martial honor?	30