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Deke Slayton commented about the aftermath of WWII that "The Marines fought their way up and they fought their way back, and they said we just took it. But most of the Japanese were still there. The Army was more methodical than the Marines. When they took something, they held it." Is that accurate?

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What makes nontarnishable metals nontarnishable?

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How did Japanese culture become unified across the archipelago? (Or is/was it?) Japan experts, what do you make of the idea that Japanese culture is shaped by its agricultural roots?

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How and why was Western musical notation standardized in the 17th century?

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What did Viennans know about Napoleon Bonaparte, in 1802-5?

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Why give Joan of Arc an army?

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What were the demographics of the US military in the 1950s and what filtered/sorted different demographics into different positions? Pilots and aviators were very disproportionately WASPs, weren't they?

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Why wasn't negative income tax implemented in the US in the 1970s?

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Is diffraction a consequence of photons acting as though they're waves?

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Why is Leonardo da Vinci known by his given name and birthplace? Why are other Renaissance artists known by only their given names?

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Deke Slayton commented about the aftermath of WWII that "The Marines fought their way up and they fought their way back, and they said we just took it. But most of the Japanese were still there. The Army was more methodical than the Marines. When they took something, they held it." Is that accurate?	3	AskHistorians
What makes nontarnishable metals nontarnishable?	3	askscience
How did Japanese culture become unified across the archipelago? (Or is/was it?) Japan experts, what do you make of the idea that Japanese culture is shaped by its agricultural roots?	3	AskHistorians
How and why was Western musical notation standardized in the 17th century?	3	AskHistorians
What did Viennans know about Napoleon Bonaparte, in 1802-5?	3	AskHistorians
Why give Joan of Arc an army?	3	AskHistorians
What were the demographics of the US military in the 1950s and what filtered/sorted different demographics into different positions? Pilots and aviators were very disproportionately WASPs, weren't they?	3	AskHistorians
Why wasn't negative income tax implemented in the US in the 1970s?	3	AskHistorians
Is diffraction a consequence of photons acting as though they're waves?	3	askscience
Why is Leonardo da Vinci known by his given name and birthplace? Why are other Renaissance artists known by only their given names?	3	AskHistorians