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Programming at its inception was seen a busywork and relegated to women who did amazing things. The field eventually transitioned to a male-dominated one. How abrupt or gradual was this transition?

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“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.”– Otto von Bismarck (1888) ; Was this a reasonable assumption or an (un)lucky guess?

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How did Canada manage to remain economically relevant to the extent it is despite being a former set of colonies with a comparatively meager population?

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What made rhe 1920's 1930's Italian democracy weak that it led to Mussolini's rise?

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In the anime Heike Monogatari, the Emperor gets put under house arrest by the Heike clan at least twice. Is this a thing that actually happened in history, and how did it become possible to do so if that's the case?

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What was the extent of astronomical knowledge in Japan prior to the European contact?

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What happened to the thousands of land mines set up prior to the battle or Kursk?

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Where did the myth that Daylight Savings Time was meant for farmers come from?

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What DO we know about Harald II of Denmark?

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How much of an impact did the Russian government have on the Ainu renouncing their heritage?

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Programming at its inception was seen a busywork and relegated to women who did amazing things. The field eventually transitioned to a male-dominated one. How abrupt or gradual was this transition?	149
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.”– Otto von Bismarck (1888) ; Was this a reasonable assumption or an (un)lucky guess?	83
How did Canada manage to remain economically relevant to the extent it is despite being a former set of colonies with a comparatively meager population?	33
What made rhe 1920's 1930's Italian democracy weak that it led to Mussolini's rise?	27
In the anime Heike Monogatari, the Emperor gets put under house arrest by the Heike clan at least twice. Is this a thing that actually happened in history, and how did it become possible to do so if that's the case?	11
What was the extent of astronomical knowledge in Japan prior to the European contact?	7
What happened to the thousands of land mines set up prior to the battle or Kursk?	7
Where did the myth that Daylight Savings Time was meant for farmers come from?	6
What DO we know about Harald II of Denmark?	4
How much of an impact did the Russian government have on the Ainu renouncing their heritage?	1