Seeing as how today is the 75th anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, I saw this claim made by the YouTuber Shaun saying that the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unjust and also a war crime because Japan was willing to surrender by November when Operation Downfall went into effect. Is the claim that Japan was going to surrender before the bombs were dropped true?

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I was and decided to look up on what the ancient Greeks used to make perfumes or to make really anything smell nice.

I was wondering since if all these websites say how they made it in them times is it actually possible to purchase it today?

So basically I’m asking can’t people in these days make it by using the same methods they did thousands of years ago and sell it for people to buy?

I’m curious on what it would actually smell like

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I was recently reading a Wikipedia article about the first crusade, i noticed that the article i was reading has been modified 14d ago, i was thinking: is Wikipedia trustworthy since anybody can change the articles at any time ?

2 questions really, why was he assumed dead if no body was found? Why was it assumed to be suicide?

I know one body was found but I read that dna tests showed it was a 30-35 year old woman, which was probably Eva Braun. This could be wrong though.

I just saw the photos of pre-revolution Iran. Women wore shorts and skirts, there were fashion magazines. How did people give up all freedoms? What was the process of implementing Islamic laws?

Hi, are there any book written by historians about the Jack, the Ripper case? I’m interested in a responsible research, no speculations or wild theories about who done it.

The known facts about the murders, how they were investigated and so on.

Thank you.

We have always been told Bill is just a nickname for William.

Dick is an even crazier one as the nickname doesn't even sound similar to the real name.

Where did the origins of these nicknames start?

In the spring of 1945 even the most fanatical nazis knew the war was lost. German soldiers would rather surrender to allied forces due to how they’d be treated, comparatively. Given that Red Army forces were after retribution and would (generally) rape and kill their way through captured towns wouldn’t the Nazis have preferred for the allies to take Berlin? Roosevelt was even keen (?) for the Soviets to take Berlin at Yalta but couldn’t have the Nazis made it relatively easy for the Allied armies and allocated those forces to the west?

I've heard that Iran was mostly Sunni before the Safavids came to power, and that they converted the country to Shi'ism with quite heavy handed tactics. A lot of people say that it was a forcible conversion that killed a lot of people and made the Safavids a lot of enemies in and out of Iran.

Maybe I've been hearing from biased sources, but it does prompt me to ask, why did they want to change the religion of the country, especially if it took a lot of violence and government repression? Was there a high level political purpose to it?

Considering that the selling price of my cargo would be enough to pay for my cargo, the promised wages of my employees and still be a worthwhile investment, I would think that if a crew of one of my trading vessels went rogue and sailed off to a place out of my or my lords' reach, the crew would be able to live very comfortable lives. Especially if they even sold the ship. What kept these "employees" in check? It's not like there was some international police force that would (or even could) track down Venetian criminals all the way to, say, Brussels and arrest them or make them pay up. Right?

Or would this, alternatively, be closer to ruining my life or even a death sentence? Would I practically be forced to become a beggar, even if it's temporary until I heal?

I know that infections with open wounds could get really dangerous in those times, but I never hear about the impact other, still serious injuries could have, like a broken shoulder or a bunch of fractured ribs. Heck, even a broken foot (or a few toes) because the horse pulling the plough placed his hoof on my foot by accident. I mean, did we even have enough medical knowledge back in the day to treat not even a broken shoulder, but a dislocated one? (Y'know, yanking it back into position, I guess.)

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I understand Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark probably don't have much archeological and historical proofs, but what are the earliest parts of the bible that are consistent with historical consensus?

When did the bible actually begin?

I've read that Patton as a person was a bad man, I've even read he allowed former-SS troopers to guard the liberated concentration camps within the area he was assigned authority over. And it was with these Nazis and his own troopers that he planned to invade the USSR to force a new war that could stop Soviet expansion in eastern Europe. Where I read this, it was also claimed he thought the Nazis were better fighting-men and were very competent, so that is why he allowed them to guard the concentration camps. Is there any truth to this, was he fired for this reason?

Did countries other than the issuing nation actually view these privateers as anything other than outlaws?

How differently were they treated than your regular, unlicensed pirate?