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Considering that Japan was an ally of Nazi Germany, how did Adolf Hitler view Japanese culture and people?
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From 1525 to 744 BC there were no new Egyptian pyramids constructed. Why did the Nubian dynasty of Egypt (re)started building pyramids?
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The period of McCarthyism was a very interesting part of American history, with McCarthy supporters often claiming that many communists were “hiding among us”. How many ordinary Americans (ex: as a percent of the population) would have been actual communist supporters during the McCarthy era?
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When Seneca got tuberculosis his doctors sent him to the dry climate of Egypt to recover, and a decade later he was well enough to return to Rome. 1854 years later, TB sufferers were flocking to the dry American west to recover. Did dry air really improve TB?
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What is the modern view on the "gentleman's agreement" between the presidency & the media that kept, for example, Wilson's stroke, Roosevelt's reliance on a wheelchair, and Kennedy's infidelity, under wraps?
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