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When an enemy shell pierced a WWII Sherman tank, four of its five crew members typically survived. The true deadliest assignment of the war had a 75% fatality rate. The highest casualties among …

Top stories for Holiday Shine Christmas Light Installation   Is it true that tank crewmen had the highest casualty rates compared to any other type of units in the WW2 in Europe? BlitzChronicle • Answered October 10 When an enemy shell pierced a WWII Sherman tank, four of its five crew members typically survived. The true deadliest assignment of the war had a 75% fatality rate. The high... Read more » 861 54   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   What is an historical event that science has not been able to explain? Stephen Sibbald, Christian, geek, veteran, grandfather. • Updated September 9, 2025 The vast majority of history is known through documents, not science. There are a number of periods for which very little documentation exists: for instance, the Dark Ages a... Read more » 349 24   How does Boeing deliver small jets like the 737 to countries beyond the aircraft’s range, like Seattle to Sydney? RouteForge • Answered October 27 When a brand-new Boeing 737 departs Seattle for Sydney, delivery crews face a glaring math problem: the journey is over 6,400 miles, but the jet can only fly 3,500. To bridg... Read more » 1.4K 47   Why is ELO not mentioned much if at all as being one of the greatest bands ever? Steven Haddock, lives in Toronto, ON (1959-present) • Answered September 21 Well, one of the massive problems with the Electric Light Orchestra was their negative effect on the music industry as a whole. A lot of what ELO did led to rock music head... Read more » 1K 267   Why do some actors, like James Garner, refuse to work with certain co-stars again? What might cause these professional tensions on set? FeverIndex • Answered September 1 James Garner played easygoing heroes, but off-camera, he kept a strict blacklist. His 2011 memoir ruthlessly exposed the A-listers he despised. While film sets are high-pres... Read more » 2K 133   Why did the US allow France to keep its colonies while pressuring Britain to dismantle its empire? SepiaGlyphs • Answered September 23 To force Britain to abandon its colonies, the U.S. threatened to crash the British economy. Yet remarkably, Washington paid for nearly 80% of France’s colonial wars. This gl... Read more » 290 26   How fast are Formula 1 racing cars compared to other racing cars? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 4 In a straight line, a 240-mph IndyCar easily outruns a Formula 1 car. But the moment a track curves, F1 becomes so untouchable it can lap the exact same circuit 12 seconds ... Read more » 52 3   Why do hotel guests put a towel under their door? Kenneth Young, Retired Nurse • Answered June 27 Here are some perfectly sensible explanations why people place a towel under their hotel doors. You will probably join the crowd after learning them. The first one concerns... Read more » 1.3K 127   What's the most shocking thing you've seen your spouse do? Cassie Wallers, lives in The United States of America • Updated March 20, 2020 When we first got together years ago… we ran across an ex-boyfriend of mine who pulled up beside us at a red stoplight. He thought he'd act “big, bad & cute” for his 3 fema... Read more » 17.7K 325   Why doesn't Microsoft take action on the millions of pirated copies of Windows? MetroDispatch • Answered October 12 Microsoft doesn't just tolerate millions of pirated copies of Windows—it relies on them. As Bill Gates said in 1998: "As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to... Read more » 697 54   Are the nuclear weapons really still onboard the USS Scorpion? PowderArchive • Answered October 16 Two 11-kiloton nuclear warheads remain trapped 9,800 feet below the Atlantic in the wreckage of the USS Scorpion. The U.S. Navy knows exactly where they are, but refuses to... Read more » 731 58   How would a visit to Berlin be if the Nazis won WW2 today? Asked in All German • Answered by Thomas Denson • May 9 If the Nazis won World War II, if you visited Berlin, you would see a city that looks like this. This was the vision of Berlin presented by Albert Speer, Hitler’s favorite a... Read more » 1.5K 269 Read more in your feed

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