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Did Russian winter seriously contribute to German defeat on the Eastern Front in WWII?
Jun 26 '18 at 16:56
110
Why didn't Hitler have more submarines in the English channel?
Apr 30 '17 at 13:11
77
Why did some Enlightenment thinkers despise democracy?
Nov 17 '20 at 15:02
70
Why couldn't soldiers sight their own weapons without officers' orders?
Aug 8 '19 at 3:57
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Have there been any countries that voted themselves out of existence?
Sep 9 '19 at 1:52
66
Why exactly did telegraphs have to use “STOP” instead of a period and “QUOTE” instead of a quotation mark? (Or special codes.)
Feb 13 '20 at 5:14
64
What is the significance behind “40 days” that often appears in the Bible?
Mar 15 '19 at 14:09
60
What would have been the typical drinks for a US farmer in the late 18th/early 19th century?
Dec 17 '19 at 17:56
58
Why did LBJ, a staunch segregationist, champion and sign the 1964 Civil Rights Bill?
Jan 4 '18 at 11:31
57
What is the most number of brothers who became ruler of the same country?
Feb 9 '18 at 15:10
56
How were drawbridges and portcullises used tactically?
Dec 8 '20 at 11:34
56
During World War 1, were any policies in place to handle large scale troop mutiny?
Oct 24 '19 at 19:50
55
Has there ever been a peaceful overthrow of a dictator or monarch?
Sep 21 '18 at 0:08
52
What led some people to (correctly) believe that there was no land under the ice cap at the North Pole?
Dec 17 '18 at 16:16
49
When did humans develop the ability to sail any direction regardless of wind direction?
Jan 18 '20 at 21:13
44
Why is the consensus that WW2 started on September 1, 1939 and not July 7, 1937?
Nov 8 '18 at 13:59
42
How and when was the modern company ownership structure invented?
Jul 18 '18 at 12:12
41
How have they traditionally handled safety on submarines in regards to “surface cruising”?
Mar 28 '20 at 13:42
39
What is the most number of times someone has become leader of a European country?
Jul 6 '18 at 15:06
39
What is the silver object on the desk and what is 'Elizabeth I' doing with it?
Nov 4 '17 at 6:50
38
Were Russians in the cold war era USA discriminated against for their ethnicity?
Dec 18 '18 at 14:37
38
Did the ancient Greeks ever climb Mt. Olympus?
Jun 4 '16 at 16:47
37
How difficult was to escape from a naval battle after engaging into one during the Age of Sail?
Nov 17 '20 at 19:57
37
Did they actually have “mushroom cloud tourist attraction” to Nevada Test Site in the 1950s?
Jun 25 '20 at 13:35
37
What should I call bands of armed men in the Middle Ages?
Aug 11 '19 at 19:26
37
What were sandbags used for in medieval duels?
Aug 15 '18 at 17:33
36
What were the criteria for class ranking at West Point prior to the Civil War?
May 26 '20 at 21:52
36
Why didn't Alexander invade India?
Sep 7 '13 at 15:29
35
Was it possible for a message from Paris to reach London within 48 hours in 1782?
Nov 16 '19 at 2:57
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When/how did Harry Truman give the order to bomb Hiroshima?
Oct 23 '18 at 2:27
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