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The Confederate Army drank copious amounts of coffee, with soldiers' rations including up to 10 cups a day's worth. Did that coffee come from Brazil, and, if so, did Brazilian coffee plantation owners offer any kind of discount or donation to a fellow slave society fighting an existential war?

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Can dogs observe and recognize aging in adult humans? Do they differentiate between young adult, middle-aged and elderly humans?

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Did the Hellenistic West have any idea that they shared an ancient linguistic root with Eastern IE peoples like the Persians, Armenians, Bactrians or Indians (or vice-versa)?

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Were the lyrics "My name is _____ and I'm here to say:" ever actually, un-ironically used in a Golden Age (or prior) Hip-hop song?

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In March 1865, a few weeks before Appomattox, the Confederate Congress passed by a single vote a bill to enlist black slaves as soldiers for the Confederacy. The legislation never came to fruition, but why did the Confederate Congress think this plan would work?

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Is the Armenian genocide, along with the Pontic Greek and Assyrian Genocides, ever viewed as part of a cohesive, long-term goal of ethnic cleansing of "fifth-column" Christians on the part of the Ottomans and The Young Turks?

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How did Japanese Buddhist institutions react to the Empire of Japan's imperial ambitions and racial ideologies around WWII?

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How did warring Muslim states (the Timurid conquests, Persian-Ottoman wars, Mughal conquests, ect.) in the Early Modern era justify their conflicts? Did they need or seek "permission" from religious scholars or create propoganda to convince their populaces to fight their correligionists?

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How dependent (or not) was the Roman state on conquest to fuel its economy and military? Was internal population and economic growth alone enough to maintain the legions, state-funded infrastructure and other expenses?

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How did the Soviet government, press and public react to the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

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The Confederate Army drank copious amounts of coffee, with soldiers' rations including up to 10 cups a day's worth. Did that coffee come from Brazil, and, if so, did Brazilian coffee plantation owners offer any kind of discount or donation to a fellow slave society fighting an existential war?	559	AskHistorians
Can dogs observe and recognize aging in adult humans? Do they differentiate between young adult, middle-aged and elderly humans?	555	askscience
Did the Hellenistic West have any idea that they shared an ancient linguistic root with Eastern IE peoples like the Persians, Armenians, Bactrians or Indians (or vice-versa)?	195	AskHistorians
Were the lyrics "My name is _____ and I'm here to say:" ever actually, un-ironically used in a Golden Age (or prior) Hip-hop song?	184	AskHistorians
In March 1865, a few weeks before Appomattox, the Confederate Congress passed by a single vote a bill to enlist black slaves as soldiers for the Confederacy. The legislation never came to fruition, but why did the Confederate Congress think this plan would work?	74	AskHistorians
Is the Armenian genocide, along with the Pontic Greek and Assyrian Genocides, ever viewed as part of a cohesive, long-term goal of ethnic cleansing of "fifth-column" Christians on the part of the Ottomans and The Young Turks?	45	AskHistorians
How did Japanese Buddhist institutions react to the Empire of Japan's imperial ambitions and racial ideologies around WWII?	41	AskHistorians
How did warring Muslim states (the Timurid conquests, Persian-Ottoman wars, Mughal conquests, ect.) in the Early Modern era justify their conflicts? Did they need or seek "permission" from religious scholars or create propoganda to convince their populaces to fight their correligionists?	41	AskHistorians
How dependent (or not) was the Roman state on conquest to fuel its economy and military? Was internal population and economic growth alone enough to maintain the legions, state-funded infrastructure and other expenses?	38	AskHistorians
How did the Soviet government, press and public react to the assassination of John F. Kennedy?	38	AskHistorians