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Was there a prevailing wisdom in pre-modern times about total annihilation of an enemy versus subjugation of the enemy?

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When did pictorial depictions of a white Jesus Christ start appearing? And why was he white?

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Did the use of coriander leaves (cilantro) and coriander seed in cooking develop at the same time in the same culture(s)?

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Were all islands in the Pacific mapped/known by the USA by the time of WWII?

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What errors did Russian military planners make in the final Battle of Grozny of the First Chechen War that led to such an embarrassing defeat?

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How old are the various shapes of pasta that can be bought in a modern supermarket? And why were they first created?

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How did Aum Shinrikyo gain the technical know-how to formulate and execute its attacks?

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Why is the Nevada/California border a diagonal straight line?

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Could American WWII veterans use their GI Bills to attend schools overseas?

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Egyptian hieroglyphics and cuneiform were deciphered within close proximity to each other in the mid 1800s. Were any assumptions about the past immediately overturned as false?

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Was there a prevailing wisdom in pre-modern times about total annihilation of an enemy versus subjugation of the enemy?	10
When did pictorial depictions of a white Jesus Christ start appearing? And why was he white?	10
Did the use of coriander leaves (cilantro) and coriander seed in cooking develop at the same time in the same culture(s)?	9
Were all islands in the Pacific mapped/known by the USA by the time of WWII?	9
What errors did Russian military planners make in the final Battle of Grozny of the First Chechen War that led to such an embarrassing defeat?	9
How old are the various shapes of pasta that can be bought in a modern supermarket? And why were they first created?	9
How did Aum Shinrikyo gain the technical know-how to formulate and execute its attacks?	9
Why is the Nevada/California border a diagonal straight line?	8
Could American WWII veterans use their GI Bills to attend schools overseas?	8
Egyptian hieroglyphics and cuneiform were deciphered within close proximity to each other in the mid 1800s. Were any assumptions about the past immediately overturned as false?	8