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What’s the most unbelievable thing that has ever happened in the history of mankind that makes it difficult to grasp the reality that the event occurred?

Anna Hag, studied at Ryerson University • Answered December 29, 2019

…The rescue team for several days collected wreckage of aircraft and the pieces of victim bodies. They are used to terrible pictures of pieces of torn flesh therefore the… Read more » 
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What are some examples of “the last known photo of”?

Cesar Alcaraz, lives in Texas (2005-present) •Updated July 25, 2022

This is the last known photo of Blanche Monnier taken in 1901, her life is truly a tragedy that seems to have come from a tale in folklore, but surprisingly, is actually re…Read more » 
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Why were nearly all German spies caught in WW2 when they were very efficient in other areas?

John, Archaeologist, surveyor, now retired (fighting cancers). • Updated August 31, 2017

A couple of Spanish generals were enjoying my lunch and this subject arose. You should have seen the scepticism on their faces as I told them how we captured all German spi… Read more » 
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What was the most recent large animal to be discovered?

Nathaniel Rice, Bi, animal researcher & amateur wildlife historian • Updated January 16, 2022

Picture being aboard the Navy ship AFB-14, cruising off the shores of Kaneohe, Hawai’i. The date is November 15th, 1976. The sea anchors are being pulled in, when you spot … Read more » 
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Why did Julius Caesar choose Octavian as his son and heir instead of choosing Marc Anthony who fought alongside him for many years?

Alex Mann, Historian (2017-present) • Answered July 3, 2021

There were a lot of reasons. I am going to just kinda tell the story here and let you decide what factor matters the most. Growing up Caesar had a pretty good friend named L… Read more » 
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In medieval Europe, who was responsible for keeping the castle’s rooms warm?

Alice Twain, lives in İtaly (1971-present) • Answered November 13, 2020

You probably have an odd idea on how places were warmed before modern times. Real castles, in first place, had very few rooms. Most X-XII century castles had essentially on… Read more » 
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What U.S. city has shrunk the most since its population peak and mostly will continue to do so in the future?

Peter Wade, visited all 50 U.S. states many times •Updated August 15, 2021

Which U.S. city has shrunk the most since its population peak and mostly will continue to do so in the future? I actually research statistics like these, so I’ll give you th… Read more » 
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Who is the most extreme political thinker of all time?

Viktor Couderé, Student • Updated March 1

Meet Franco Freda Franco Freda is (he’s still alive) an Italian neo-fascist, Holocaust denier, as well as a Nazi-Maoist. Yes, you heard that right, a Nazi-Maoist. Born in 194… Read more » 
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What are the most impressive gene lines found?

Sean Kernan • Updated May 30, 2020

A 9000-year-old man was found in Somerset England. The remains were found in a cave in Cheddar Gorge, a place where some of the most impressive human remains have been found… Read more » 
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What was a mystery that was solved in a totally unexpected way?

José Alberto, Ing. Systems from University of Guadalajara • Answered February 14

An art historian was watching a movie with his young daughter, “Stuart Little,” a children’s classic . She suddenly saw in the bottom of her a painting that was very famili… Read more » 
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What is the greatest example of honor in history?

Norbert Szczęch, Lecturer (2008-present) •Updated June 25, 2019

The life and death of Zavisha the Black (1370–1428). He was the Middle Ages’ equivalent of a present day celebrity. He was rich, famous, powerful, adored by women of all cou…Read more » 
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What is the scariest real picture of the ocean or anything in it?

Gordon Lyn, More than 5 years of photography experience • Answered April 27, 2019

Humans can conquer the roof of the world, or they can land on the moon that is out of reach. However, human exploration of the deep sea is almost a blank. It can be said th… Read more » 
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