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Why are captured officers and enlistees treated differently, under the Geneva Convention? Are any enlistees known to have impersonated officers, as seen in "The Bridge on the River Kwai?"

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How did smoking become popular?

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"Cracked," on historical American-Japanese cultural exchange - how'd they do?

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Who was the first American casualty in Vietnam?

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How did Augustus Owsley "Bear" Stanley III learn to synthesize LSD?

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[Minorities] What was the experience of homosexuals under the Nazi regime (and the 20s-40s in general, for context)?

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[Royalty] How did patriarchal societies with female monarchs reconcile the two?

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The "Invention of Privacy" is usually discussed, in the context of sex; what else, now private, was formerly public?

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What's to credit for the longevity of Japanese wooden structures? If it's the sophisticated carpentry techniques, why don't other cultures use them?

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How did cotton become the de facto default fabric choice?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are captured officers and enlistees treated differently, under the Geneva Convention? Are any enlistees known to have impersonated officers, as seen in "The Bridge on the River Kwai?"	11
How did smoking become popular?	11
"Cracked," on historical American-Japanese cultural exchange - how'd they do?	10
Who was the first American casualty in Vietnam?	10
How did Augustus Owsley "Bear" Stanley III learn to synthesize LSD?	10
[Minorities] What was the experience of homosexuals under the Nazi regime (and the 20s-40s in general, for context)?	10
[Royalty] How did patriarchal societies with female monarchs reconcile the two?	10
The "Invention of Privacy" is usually discussed, in the context of sex; what else, now private, was formerly public?	10
What's to credit for the longevity of Japanese wooden structures? If it's the sophisticated carpentry techniques, why don't other cultures use them?	9
How did cotton become the de facto default fabric choice?	9