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Why was the German city of Stettin given to Poland despite being west of the Oder-Neisse line?	29
The famous early civilizations rose on river valleys of Nile, Tigris-Euph, Yellow and Indus. Is it a coincidence all of these valleys are at least partially surrounded by desert?	27
Over 25,000 ships were built on the River Clyde in Scotland. What made this place so suitable for such industrial development?	27
UK was the leading military and economic power before WW2. During the war, UK transferred away much of their leading technological data such as radar, jet engine and rockets to USA. How much did this affect post war US dominance and UK's waning influence?	26
It is said that Desert Storm, in which the massive military force of Iraq was decimated by technologically superior Coalition forces had massive impact on Chinese military thinking (who relied heavily upon manpower) into modernizing its military to avoid a similar fate. What did this entail?	26
Woodrow Wilson is often considered by the internet community to be one of the worst, if not THE worst US President. Meanwhile, he has consistently been one of the highest rated US presidents, usually in/near the top 10. Why the reason for this discrepancy?	26
Why is the term dreadnought so scarcely used when referring to ships?	20
Russia, in 1880, had the second largest economy in Europe only second to UK. Was the performance of the Russian economy really that great?	20
San Diego, located almost on the Mexican border, has one of the best harbors in Pacific Americas. Was this place added to the US in the Mexican-American peace deal specifically because of this, or did the line just happen to include SD?	20
The interservice rivalry between Imperial Japanese Navy and Army is quite (in)famous today, but how well-known was it pre-1945? Did people report on it like it was a bipartisan party fight or was it just not well-known?	20

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