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The Rust Belt has famously been in decline for years. Why did the government let outsourcing happen instead of trying to keep those jobs in the Untied States?
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In the Netflix series, "Barbarians," the romans make it a point to force local germanic leaders under their sphere of influence to kiss the legion's standard in addition to tribute. Was the symbolic gesture of kissing the legion's standard actually used? If so what significance did it have?
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Why didn't Carthage become the sixth great christian city, like Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria ?
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Why has almost all of the rest of the world, especially in the west, adopted a Universal Healthcare system while the US did not?
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Did any historical armies employ shamans, sorcerers, or other magic-users on the battlefield to actively try and harness supernatural forces to their advantage?
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Trickster deities appear prominently in the traditions of cultures around the world. From Hermes to Kokopelli to Loki and beyond, they are both familiar in their original context and now influential in pop culture. To what degree have those entities influenced Bugs Bunny's character in Looney Tunes?
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Artillery inflicted 60-75% of combat casualties during WW1. How different were the actual artillery pieces of combatants? Were there any "arms races" in this part of warfare?
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