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Napoleon. He gets exiled to Elba. Then he escapes, and BOOM! He's suddenly got an army! Where'd it come from?

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I read in "Inside the Soviet Army," by Victor Suvorov. In it, he claims that, at least during the Khrushchev era, Soviet missile production was limited based on how much sensitive computer equipment they could buy from the US. Did Soviet missiles really contain American parts?

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Did any Native American cultures have any legends about anything that resembles vampires?

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Did the USSR have a plan in case Vostok-1 (and Yuri Gagarin) landed in the West? How would he have been treated?

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I really like coffee. If I went back in time to 15th/16th century Europe, how similar would the coffee I'd find there be?

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I've heard that pornography was more or less banned in East Germany. I have also heard that it was tolerated and accepted. What was the official State position on porn? Was there a significant shift at any time before the Wall fell? NSFW

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What is the oldest physical book that we know about?

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I collect Soviet Bloc military equipment. Awhile back I got a bunch of insignia, and what I believe is a US Army intelligence document. Can somebody help me?

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During World War II, were POWs of any/every nation entitled to back pay? Was the Federal German government ever liable for payment to German POWs?

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To what extent would a black soldier fighting in the Vietnam War experience racism from fellow soldiers or from the military?

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Napoleon. He gets exiled to Elba. Then he escapes, and BOOM! He's suddenly got an army! Where'd it come from?	1360
I read in "Inside the Soviet Army," by Victor Suvorov. In it, he claims that, at least during the Khrushchev era, Soviet missile production was limited based on how much sensitive computer equipment they could buy from the US. Did Soviet missiles really contain American parts?	394
Did any Native American cultures have any legends about anything that resembles vampires?	112
Did the USSR have a plan in case Vostok-1 (and Yuri Gagarin) landed in the West? How would he have been treated?	62
I really like coffee. If I went back in time to 15th/16th century Europe, how similar would the coffee I'd find there be?	59
I've heard that pornography was more or less banned in East Germany. I have also heard that it was tolerated and accepted. What was the official State position on porn? Was there a significant shift at any time before the Wall fell? NSFW	55
What is the oldest physical book that we know about?	30
I collect Soviet Bloc military equipment. Awhile back I got a bunch of insignia, and what I believe is a US Army intelligence document. Can somebody help me?	24
During World War II, were POWs of any/every nation entitled to back pay? Was the Federal German government ever liable for payment to German POWs?	23
To what extent would a black soldier fighting in the Vietnam War experience racism from fellow soldiers or from the military?	22