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Why were the 70s such a hotbed for serial killers and other kinds of high-profile criminals? why did so few get caught?

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Some months ago a video circulated of a Russian man breaking his leg to avoid the draft. We’re there similar actions taken by Americans during Vietnam?

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How did the mafia/mob become less prevalent in America?

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What was medicine like in the later 1800s?

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How much of the Holocaust was specifically hitler’s idea?

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Why were the nazis so obsessed with the occult and stealing supposed magic things?

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Have there been multiple Japanese Imperial Families?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were the 70s such a hotbed for serial killers and other kinds of high-profile criminals? why did so few get caught?	619
Some months ago a video circulated of a Russian man breaking his leg to avoid the draft. We’re there similar actions taken by Americans during Vietnam?	3
How did the mafia/mob become less prevalent in America?	2
What was medicine like in the later 1800s?	2
How much of the Holocaust was specifically hitler’s idea?	1
Why were the nazis so obsessed with the occult and stealing supposed magic things?	1
Have there been multiple Japanese Imperial Families?	1