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Why were rear gunners on fighters rare during WWII? Wouldn't they be more beneficial than single seat fighters?	4
A Microbologist assets AIDs came from WWI soldiers in Africa catching the disease from eating tainted bush meat. From a historian perspective, how likely is this theory?	3
How did Astrology and birth signs that discern destiny and personality become a major thing even in cultures with no contact with Europe, like in pre-contact America?	3
Plutarco Elias Calles was the author of one of the most anti-catholic laws in human history that led to a literal war with the Catholic church. He was said to hate church so much a reporter that asked him why had to leave in tears after hours of being screamed at. Why did he hate the church so much?	3
Did the Mesoamerican myth of Naguals, or "werejaguars", come from people with cleft lips?	3
I heard Mao Zedong's great leap forward was an attempt to "one up" USSR's Khrushchev, and refused to cancel the policy when it was failing because it would humiliate him in front of other communist countries. How true is this?	2
Is there a good source on the Aztec sun calendar and the religious significance of each day?	2
Mexico has had many catastrophic civil wars in its history with the Mexican revolution being one of the bloodiest civil wars of the era. Was there ever a sense of "Mexican collapse" and what stopped it from following the FRCA's collapse to the south?	1
Archeologists commonly find gold "treasure" around Scandinavian pagan temples. What are their significance?	1
Medieval era Fantasy often includes things like thieves guilds, bandit clans, or other crime organizations across a large region. How large and complex were criminal groups in real life? Who were the largest and most complex?	1

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