Iv had a look at FAQ and couldn’t find the answer but forgive me if this has already been asked and answered. Iv just finished watching Schindler’s list and can’t help but wondering if the average Nazi’s that worked at the camps or in the ghettos that carried out such brutal executions and saw the mass death there lacked humanity in the first place and that’s why they were assigned these particular job placements, or were they so entrenched in Hitlers belief that for them humanity didn’t even come in to play? And either way, after the war did any of the former Nazis that carried out these actions speak out in recognition of their role? A particular scene that also caught my attention was during a mass burning of bodies where a soldier screams and shoots blindly into the pile which made me wonder whether they just completely shut down the moral part of their brain, and if so did they ever get it back.

Has there ever been a study on the amount of inventors who worked as patient clerks and the legitimacy of their patents. For example Thomas Edison, who held thousands of patents, worked as a patent clerk. I find that very convenient! throughout primary school we're lead to believe these people were geniuses, bit I find it more likely that they just stole others ideas. These guys are like the first patent trolls and IMO shouldn't be held in such high regard

The Royal Navy had performed one of the earliest demonstration of the dive bomber's usefulness against surface ships by sinking the Konigsberg. Yet during the war, they produce little modern dive bombers. What was their reason behind abandoning dive bombing ?

I was discussing with someone online and about George Washington as one of the instigators of the Seven Years War with his ambush on French forces in North America.

My friend claimed that the French and Indian War was not apart of the Seven Years War, instead having already been resolved (at least Washington’s actions in them) before the Seven Years War started. This really challenged my (admittedly limited) knowledge on how I viewed the conflict.

So I’m wondering, do historians consider them apart of the same conflict? Are there certain texts you would recommend for me to read up on it?

I’ve been listening to sea shanties over the last couple months, and got curious if Russian sea shanties would be similar to the ones ancient Romans would have used, if they used them at all. Would Polynesian sea shanties have similarities despite being across an entire continent with a different culture?

Like the title asks why does the Royal Armory in Stockholm along with other Swedish museums have so many sets of "murder clothes"? With historical "murder clothes" what i'm meaning is clothing that it is known people have died in non peaceful ways and is pretty old, like over 100 years old. The Royal Armory has at least two with Gustav II and III and Uppsala Cathedral has at least 3 with the Sture murders. I find it really odd that there are so many outfits still in decent condition that have so much information known about them and are known to have people die in them.

From what I know of English museum collections I can't think of many examples where it is known people died in the specific costumes besides something relating to Jack the Ripper. And while I don't know a lot about American museums I can't think of examples that are publicly displayed that have such detail known about them, only one I can think of is Jackie Kennedy's pink suit and that isn't on public display. Is there a specific reason why Sweden has so many well documented murder clothes? Or is this a common thing in other countries/museums, and i'm just looking too much into Sweden specifically?

And also following up, is there a reason Sweden has so much information on items that are so old that it's often hard to find specific information on? Like stuff from the 1600's is long ago enough that finding specific information on surviving stuff especially clothing can be hard yet there is a lot known about some of Gustav ii's stuff or the sture murders. Does the fact that they were all from well known people and dramatic historical events play into this? With England specifically even clothing from well known and regarded rulers are really rare connected to major events or not, I think both Elizabeth 1 and Henry 8 have like one piece of clothing that can be connected to them that they could have worn. (i don't think the effigy stays count and not including jewelry here). Cause for all the swedish murder clothes the connection to history definitely helps but it doesn't explain how they are still stored and well kept when clothing from similarly dramatic and well known events or people in other european/western countries aren't.

Also on a related note, is there a reason a lot of the clothing in the Royal Armory specifically still exists fairly unaltered? A lot of historical clothing gets re-used for fabric, so how come there's things in the Royal Armory that definitely could have been re-used or modified into something different like Sofia Magdalena's dress has enough fabric to do that. Is the reason why related with Sweden/the royal Armory specifically?

I usually hear about how pearl harbor's intentions were either to discourage the entry of the US into the war or to cripple them before they did. But were there generals or other powers-that-be that opposed to the plan?

I'm more interested in strategic reasons but I'd also like to know if some were opposed due to personal or diplomatic reasons

This is a question from my 8yo daughter. During medieval times, if an area had a ruler that was taxing too much or had bad laws - would people living there be able to leave? Would there be any mechanisms for stopping people from moving to a different area, or from immigrating inside? Now that I think about - what did immigration look like? I guess we are mostly interested in Europe, but other areas may be interesting to hear about as well. As a followup from Dad: What would crossing a border look like for a merchant or a commoner? Were permits required? Was there a guard post?

I answered to the best of my ability (basically - too expensive for most, may have been tied to land).

Did pilots with the rank of General actually fly bombing missions over Germany as depicted in "Twelve O'clock High?

They could simply build a cruiser/destroyer hull and slap a flight deck on it without hangar(like early carriers, I think?). It would ultimately carry more aircraft (5-10 cheap carrier for 1 supercarrier). 1 supercarrier (such as Kaga for example) could carry 60 aircraft, while cheap carriers could carry 10-20 carrier on the flight deck alone.

additionally, these cheap carriers would be cheaper than even destroyers, as there are no turrets, less AA defences, and a flat flight deck is simple to build.

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Why didn't Japan(or any other country)build more carriers in ww2? It's not like modern-day where carrier combat is different.

I know many work song styles (specifically call and response style) are derived from Africa... since 2021 is the year of the Sea Shanty, how did this become the case?

Greek art, particularly on vases ive seen have black outlined symbols, geometric lines, and depictions of figures, whether man, animal, or myth. Im really intrigued on learning about the iconography, and what exactly it is. If anyone can identify general designs, or point me to a resource I'd appreciate it. Also I'm curious on famous, or noteworthy pieces of greek pottery, or paintings.

I've never seen this brought up before in Televison / Movies, and any research I seem to do on the topic never has a clear answer

I’m on mobile so forgive me for any formatting errors.

I was doing research on the Jonestown Massacre but I can’t find any information on how this event impacted Guyana. Has it had a negative effect on tourism in the country? Impacts on the economy? How did the citizens of Guyana react to this event? Did did this event impact future political elections in Guyana? I’m just curious to learn more about what followed this event specifically in Guyana.

Hello, I came across a video today and i was pretty shocked to hear what he was talking about. I thought i should come here and ask. Are people, and historians really trying to say that Scandinavian/Norse culture isn’t and wasn’t real? I feel this is a good question to ask because i was never aware that this was actually a debated topic, if what the video said was true. If it true what is the basis to these claims? If not then i just got peace of mind and the person is just looking for views.

Is there any reason why 'Fat Man' was made using Plutonium and 'Little Boy' was made using Uranium?

Why didn't they use one element for both?

Sorry if this is a weird question.

Maybe it's a science question, but think it's best to ask here first.

I've seen this a few times in old TV shows and most recently in a modern show done in a 1950s style; an episode involves having to host a dinner to impress the husband's boss with it being very clear the husbands employment/promotion prospects hinge on the success of the evening.

Was this sort of social interaction where employees were expected to show that they had a "proper" domestic home life to their employers ever common, or is it just a plot made up for TV that has been re-used many times over the years because it has good potential for sitcom style misunderstandings and hijinks?

Our planets bear the roman names of Gods, as we refer to Jupiter with the name of the roman king of the heavens. However, we call the Sun as such because of old english words, not Helios or Sol. How did the Egyptians refer to the Sun after their Sun God, Ra? Would an ancient Egyptian say something like "Ugh, the clouds are terrible, I haven't seen Ra in a week!" or "I'll be there before Ra sets," or did they have some other word for it?

Was wine or other alcoholic drinks really the go to beverage for those in ancient world? I have heard it said that because water couldn't filter out some of the impurities that would make people sick that the preference was wine. If this was the case does that mean that ancient people had a perpetual buzz? Also, I hope this isn't a repeat question. I did my best to look through previous posts.

Was there as many vikings in Iceland as in Norway, Sweden or Denmark?