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Were the early negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty influenced by advancements in computer simulations?

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Was lacrosse really used to settle national disputes? Are there other examples of sports settling national disputes?

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How thoroughly we're conquered people's historical records erased in the ancient world?

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Where did the idea of 'meritocracy' originate? And where did it first flourish?

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Did David Bowie really bring down the Berlin Wall?

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How much, if any, was German involvement in the Spanish civil war motivated by a desire to develop blitzkrieg techniques?

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The Wikipedia article on The Platonic Academy says that "Justinian actually closing the school has come under some recent scrutiny"... so what's the story here? And if there was a purge, who was being purged? Polytheists? Intellectuals? Both?

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Was a set of Allied battle plans for operation Market Garden really recovered from a crashed glider by the Germans like they show in 'A Bridge Too Far'? And if so... were they a fake?

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What effect did pyramid building have on the Egyptian economy?

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What effect did the boll weevil plague have on American society?

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Were the early negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty influenced by advancements in computer simulations?	6
Was lacrosse really used to settle national disputes? Are there other examples of sports settling national disputes?	6
How thoroughly we're conquered people's historical records erased in the ancient world?	5
Where did the idea of 'meritocracy' originate? And where did it first flourish?	5
Did David Bowie really bring down the Berlin Wall?	3
How much, if any, was German involvement in the Spanish civil war motivated by a desire to develop blitzkrieg techniques?	2
The Wikipedia article on The Platonic Academy says that "Justinian actually closing the school has come under some recent scrutiny"... so what's the story here? And if there was a purge, who was being purged? Polytheists? Intellectuals? Both?	2
Was a set of Allied battle plans for operation Market Garden really recovered from a crashed glider by the Germans like they show in 'A Bridge Too Far'? And if so... were they a fake?	2
What effect did pyramid building have on the Egyptian economy?	2
What effect did the boll weevil plague have on American society?	2