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How were public speeches made before the microphone?

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What did Italian food look like prior to contact with the Americas

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How was the successor of the General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union chosen?

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How come Spain didn't produce a single developed nation from its colonies like the UK?

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If China invented gunpowder before Eurpoe, why did't they have better weapons during the "Century of Humilliation"? China had gunpowder by the 9th century, Europe until 13th. Why were the europeans able to impose colonialism on China if China had Gunpowder centuries before?

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Did the axis called themselves the axis and the allies the allies? Or did they have direct names?

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Did people smell bad before the invention of deodorant?

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In the 19th century, could you really ask the government for free land?

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For many oil-rich countries, the abundance of oil becomes some sort of "curse" that destroys or prevents democracy from happening. Examples are Iraq and Venezuela. How were Norway and Canada inmune from this curse?

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When did General Electric stoped making TVs and why?

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How were public speeches made before the microphone?	1
What did Italian food look like prior to contact with the Americas	1
How was the successor of the General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union chosen?	1
How come Spain didn't produce a single developed nation from its colonies like the UK?	1
If China invented gunpowder before Eurpoe, why did't they have better weapons during the "Century of Humilliation"? China had gunpowder by the 9th century, Europe until 13th. Why were the europeans able to impose colonialism on China if China had Gunpowder centuries before?	1
Did the axis called themselves the axis and the allies the allies? Or did they have direct names?	1
Did people smell bad before the invention of deodorant?	1
In the 19th century, could you really ask the government for free land?	1
For many oil-rich countries, the abundance of oil becomes some sort of "curse" that destroys or prevents democracy from happening. Examples are Iraq and Venezuela. How were Norway and Canada inmune from this curse?	1
When did General Electric stoped making TVs and why?	0