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In the parallel universe, where Trotsky won the fight for the Kremlin in the 1920s and eliminated Stalin, one of the most probable changes to the course of history would be Hitler not coming to …

Top stories for Long   If Leon Trotsky became leader of the USSR instead of Stalin, would the Soviets have invaded more of their neighbors prior to WWII? Dima Vorobiev, former Propaganda Executive at Soviet Union (1980-1991) • Updated December 13, 2020 In the parallel universe, where Trotsky won the fight for the Kremlin in the 1920s and eliminated Stalin, one of the most probable changes to the course of history would be... Read more » 250.5K 2.1K 108   I accidentally put 3 liters of Diesel in a petrol car and put 33 liters of gasoline. Should I be worried? By the way I'm a pump attendant. Alan Murrie, 12 years of training with an ex Jaguar works Motor Engineer • Updated April 6 Live and learn. You noticed the error in the nick of time. The diesel has an octane number of around 25–40. An approx. 10% contamination will thus lower the tank octane by ... Read more » 6.3M 2.5K 254   What is China (Shanghai lockdown) doing wrong about the covid policy? Vladimir Prostran, lives in China (2007-present) • Updated Mon I am currently under lockdown in Shanghai and have been since 29th March 2022, so I would like to offer my opinion. Before I continue, I would also like to clarify that, if... Read more » 2.1M 1.1K 257   Why do the Romance languages have such different words for "children"? French "enfants", Spanish "niños"/"niñas", Portuguese "crianças", Catalan "nens", Italian "bambini"/"bambine", Romanian "copii"? Ygor Coelho, Native speaker and admirer of Brazilian Portuguese language • Updated June 1, 2021 There is a rule of thumb that you can apply for most languages, not just Romance languages: the more common and useful, but unspecific and generic, a word is, the more it i... Read more » 125.5K 722 70   Did Napoleon really say of the British army he faced at Waterloo: "My God, what troops. If I had two such regiments I could conquer the world."? Brokko89, Long period of interest in the Waterloo 1815 Campaign • Answered January 18 Napoleon thought he faced a mostly British army - which he referred to as 'the English'. He was not aware that many of the red-coated troops he saw opposing him before the ... Read more » 730.7K 2K 170   Why is the top bunk considered disrespectful in jail/prison? Titan Robertson, studied Bachelor of Science in Nursing & Certified Emergency Nurse at Middle Ten... • Answered September 5, 2020 Bottom bunk is considered having a higher rank in jail. They usually put all new inmates on the top bunk. The bottom bunk owner have the abilities to use sheets to make the... Read more » 1.5M 5.6K 120   What caused Bea Arthur to dislike Betty White? Justin Mihalick, Teacher in the United States • Updated March 27 Bea Arthur and Betty White were friends before they did The Golden Girls, and never actually feuded or fought during the show. I think their friendship became frigid when B... Read more » 3.6M 4.2K 111   Why are there no public toilets in Amsterdam? Berend Harmsen, lives in Amsterdam • Updated September 3, 2021 Because Amsterdam is in the Netherlands. I'm Dutch and proud of it. When I travel abroad I rarely return thinking: 'I wish our country had this thing they have there, becaus... Read more » 1.3M 1.4K 211   What do high-end restaurants do if a credit card is declined at the end of a meal? Chris, Five Star, Five Diamond, Michelin Star Expert (2000-present) • Updated May 2 Since I worked at one of the most expensive restaurants in the US I faced this scenario often as the maitre d'. Most notable was the president of [redacted—an Eastern Europe... Read more » 3.9M 12K 433   Why did Mata Hari refuse a blindfold and blow a kiss to her firing squad before execution? Brent Cooper, Trial and appellate counsel for Cooper & Scully (1993-present) • Answered November 23 The question is why. According to British reporter Henry Wales, it was in defiance. She claimed Al along she was innocent. In essence, she was a scapegoat. She was minimizi... Read more » 919.8K 2.8K 58   What is the weirdest effective technique you have seen in a fight between two people? Mike Dochterman, Former Head of Think Tank (1980-present) • Answered December 17, 2019 I was sitting in a bar, minding my own business and next to me was this huge guy..6″ taller and about 20 years younger talking to two girls..well..he said something prepost... Read more » 873.7K 5.8K 138   Do Koreans really sleep overnight at saunas and sleep on the floor, as shown in Korean dramas? Andi Roselund, lives in Seoul (1992-present) • Answered October 2, 2021 The answer is yes, the place being shown in Korean dramas specifically being 찜질방/jjimjilbang. Part of the problem some people seem to have trouble grasping is that most Kore... Read more » 674.6K 1.1K 33 Read more in your feed

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