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Why did the British Army use old biplanes to sink the Bismarck?

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Why was Germany allowed to have an army after reunification while Japan still has a "Self-Defense Force"

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In the BBC documentary "The Warship: Tour Of Duty" (S1E2) an American sailor aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth talks about an incident after the US Civil War in which Texas didn't fully abolish slavery until 2 years after, when a British ship came there and told the slaves they were free. Is this real

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Why did the British Army use old biplanes to sink the Bismarck?	76
Why was Germany allowed to have an army after reunification while Japan still has a "Self-Defense Force"	9
In the BBC documentary "The Warship: Tour Of Duty" (S1E2) an American sailor aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth talks about an incident after the US Civil War in which Texas didn't fully abolish slavery until 2 years after, when a British ship came there and told the slaves they were free. Is this real	1