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Thứ Tư, 30 tháng 9, 2015
What was the bloodiest battle in WW2? - Quora
Answer: Many people will say Stalingrad or the Battle of Berlin, and it's poss...
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What was the bloodiest battle in WW2?
Jay Bazzinotti
, Seeking my destiny; 4 patents, 3 books, 2 degrees, 24 countries, 46 statess,
361 votes
Many people will say Stalingrad or the Battle of Berlin, and it's possible the Battle of Berlin was the worst, depending upon when you consider the battle started, but I th...
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Why do the countries, which Soviet soldiers saved from Hitler's army in 1944-1945, destroy monuments to the Soviet soldiers and generals nowadays?
Vita Sabalytė
, Legal assistant at district court
582 votes
The Soviets didn't save those countries. They occupied them. I know we (as in the Western world) are used to seeing Nazi army as the bad guys and the Soviets as saviours bu...
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What do the captain's cabins look like on American aircraft carriers?
Tim Hibbetts
, Emphasizes the second syllable in "cannibal"
190 votes
Another vote for Jay Kaulitzke's answer.
The Admiral of the Carrier Strike Group takes the carrier as his flag ship and has an at-sea and in-port stateroom, as well. Unlik...
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What are the best airport hacks?
John Ruzicka
, Tech Writer, Drupal Admin, Music Mixer, Avid Gamer
49 votes
In addition to what others have said:
Take the first flight of the day. Delays tend to stack over time.
Bring a USB cable. Most new airliners have USB ports for e-readers....
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World War I: What if Britain had "stood aside" in August 1914?
Benedict Evans
69 votes
The easy answer: Germany would have beaten France by Christmas and then turned on Russia and beaten it to terms by 1916. Austria-Hungary would have survived.
The real que...
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Why didn't the US build an MBT for using in WWII since the Sherman was not equipped for this role?
Jon Mixon
44 votes
The Sherman WAS the Main Battle Tank (MBT) used by the United States and the other Allies during the war. While it wasn't as durable as some of the German models or the Sov...
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What was the status of blacks in the Roman Empire?
Stephen Tempest
212 votes
The Romans had certainly heard about black people. They were the mysterious Ethiopians, living in an almost inaccessible land somewhere south of Egypt, that was so hot it h...
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How did the Germans defeat the Russians during World War 1, but lose to the Russians during World War 2?
Alex Jouravlev
, abstraction consultant
202 votes
In WW1, Germany was assisted by two traitors:
Don't be confused by the uniform and the medals, Nicholas II of Russia had exactly zero military background - not combat, no...
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What is the smallest amount of believable change in historic facts or events that would have had the greatest impact on the world as we know it today?
Nick Hodgson
, Teacher/ Mentor/ Coach/ Father
321 votes
Mine is very simple. St Petersburg Russia 1904 - the Tsarina gives birth to a healthy baby boy born WITHOUT hemophilia. The Russian Royal Family never lose focus on the ...
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What is the coolest tank of all time?
Trever Russo
, Grandson of a Japanese native
80 votes
The PL-01
First, let's take into account the pure pants-shitting factor. If you saw three of these barreling towards you and your platoon with their 120 mm turrets...
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Thứ Bảy, 19 tháng 9, 2015
What happened to the German royal family after World War I? Is there anyone still ali...? - Quora
Answer: Kaiser Wilhelm II was sent into exile in the Netherlands. He lived th...
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What happened to the German royal family after World War I? Is there anyone still alive from the family today?
Brandon Li
417 votes
Kaiser Wilhelm II was sent into exile in the Netherlands.
He lived there, waiting for the day when someone would restore the monarchy to Germany, which was a serious possi...
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What does it feel like to be late to an appointment in Germany or Switzerland?
Indraneel Pole
, Detained in Deutschland for quite some time now
3.8k votes
Incident 1:
So I was going to a job interview in Germany, and I miscalculated my train timings. So I was supposed to be there at 10 AM, and at 9:55 I got down from my train...
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I am staying at a nice hotel in a major western city that wants to charge me $25 a day for WiFi! What should my reaction to management be? Is there a way to approach this so they provide it to me for free?
Maxwell Arnold
, BA in fashion. Aspiring trademark litigator. Always thinking, always writing.
815 votes
Go down to the front desk. It helps if a manager happens to be there at that time (though it's not required). Ask them the following questions, in order...
(The polite sta...
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What country won World War II? Which country benefited most from the war?
Balaji Viswanathan
, Teacher and a Product Manager.
1.6k votes
Allies (US/UK/USSR/France) won of course. However, most of the world benefitted indirectly from the war by moving closer to their goals.
US:
Became the most important powe...
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Flying: What's the strangest incident that's happened on a commercial airline flight?
Daniel Deutsch
, CMU CS 2014
411 votes
On January 4th, 2013, a passenger drank two bottles of duty-free alcohol he picked up at the airport in Iceland. He apparently then tried to grope two women sitting next t...
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What do billionaires do that 100 millionaires are unable to do because of wealth?
Carl Grant
, Convention Speaker
1.8k votes
At Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas a big man wearing a cowboy hat, loudly proclaimed, "I'm ready to gamble. I am worth 65 million dollars. You hear that? I am worth 65 Milli...
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Did they teach neoclassical economics in the Soviet Union?
Alex Tabarrok
, Economist, MarginalRevolution, TED talk in 2009.
773 votes
No, they did not. Only a few, trusted people were allowed access to Western economics.
What happened, however, is fascinating. In the late 1930s the great mathematician L...
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Why are there no guard rails on aircraft carriers to prevent planes from rolling overboard?
John Chesire
, Former Fighter Pilot; Current Opsimath.
731 votes
Actually there are little guardrails. They are six-inch high rails called scuppers that are located around most of the carrier’s deck edge. However since space on a flig...
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Why didn't the artillery shoot at the inside of the trenches during WW1?
Andrew Warinner
, Code monkey, expat, utility infielder
321 votes
Because everybody figured out very quickly to put zigzags, doglegs or some change in direction to the trench to contain the blast of a shell, mortar or grenade to a short s...
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Is jumping into the ocean from an aircraft carrier allowed?
Jeff Kay
, Modern Renaissance Man / Top Writer 2015
338 votes
I've worked aboard carriers, but was never stationed on one.
I was what is generally termed as a "tin can" sailor. Destoyers and frigates. I've done a couple of other ...
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