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In 1971, Pakistan “forced (10 million Bengalis) out of their homes in the eastern part of the country, which would soon become Bangladesh.” Modern day Bangladesh is over 2,000 miles from Pakistan, how and why did this happen?

284 upvotes • banaza715

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Did anyone write World War II fiction before it occurred like some authors have done for World War III?

284 upvotes • Steam_whale

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Was getting struck by lightning an issue for knights during medieval times?

284 upvotes • mercurialistinator

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Did teenager pregnancy rates rise with the new availability of cars in the 1920s?

284 upvotes • GuysLetsBeNice

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What do we know about the origins of the Moriori and Maori peoples, and their cultures before settling New Zealand?

284 upvotes • Dinocrocodile

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How did the Post-War USSR deal economically with the loss of ~27,000,000 Million people?

284 upvotes • Nca49

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My great uncle passed away recently, and he was a spy for the US government in Berlin (not sure which side) during the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. He took all his secrets to the grave. What is it likely he did while there?

284 upvotes • Somethingcleaver1

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In Luke 23:56 the women prepare "spices and perfumes" to be used in preparing Christ's body for burial. What spices would have been used for embalming? Was there an established process understood for embalming bodies by first century standards?

284 upvotes • howtoreadspaghetti

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The Beatles recorded German versions of some of their biggest hits (“I Want to Hold Your Hand”/"Komm gib mir deine Hand", etc), as did other bands of the era (The Honeycombs' "Have I the Right"/"Hab ich das Recht?"). How common was this for bands in the 60s? What made the German market so appealing?

284 upvotes • GidOtter

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I've been told the US was built on slavery, but the most developed parts of the country are in the abolitionist north that focused on immigration and industry, while what little was built under slavery in the south was burned to the ground in the Civil War. What exactly was built by slavery?

284 upvotes • -Harboringonalament-

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In 1971, Pakistan “forced (10 million Bengalis) out of their homes in the eastern part of the country, which would soon become Bangladesh.” Modern day Bangladesh is over 2,000 miles from Pakistan, how and why did this happen?	284	banaza715
Did anyone write World War II fiction before it occurred like some authors have done for World War III?	284	Steam_whale
Was getting struck by lightning an issue for knights during medieval times?	284	mercurialistinator
Did teenager pregnancy rates rise with the new availability of cars in the 1920s?	284	GuysLetsBeNice
What do we know about the origins of the Moriori and Maori peoples, and their cultures before settling New Zealand?	284	Dinocrocodile
How did the Post-War USSR deal economically with the loss of ~27,000,000 Million people?	284	Nca49
My great uncle passed away recently, and he was a spy for the US government in Berlin (not sure which side) during the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. He took all his secrets to the grave. What is it likely he did while there?	284	Somethingcleaver1
In Luke 23:56 the women prepare "spices and perfumes" to be used in preparing Christ's body for burial. What spices would have been used for embalming? Was there an established process understood for embalming bodies by first century standards?	284	howtoreadspaghetti
The Beatles recorded German versions of some of their biggest hits (“I Want to Hold Your Hand”/"Komm gib mir deine Hand", etc), as did other bands of the era (The Honeycombs' "Have I the Right"/"Hab ich das Recht?"). How common was this for bands in the 60s? What made the German market so appealing?	284	GidOtter
I've been told the US was built on slavery, but the most developed parts of the country are in the abolitionist north that focused on immigration and industry, while what little was built under slavery in the south was burned to the ground in the Civil War. What exactly was built by slavery?	284	-Harboringonalament-