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In american english Billion and Trillion means something different than in british english or even other languages. When and why did this happen?

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Why is there a country named "Guinea" in Africa and a island named "New-Guinea" in Asia?

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Hello, how many inhabitants did greek cities have in 2000 B.C.?

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How strong were the sympathy for the nationalsocialism in other countries like England? Were there similiar movements in these countries?

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How strong were the Influence of Viking culture on northern Germany?

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Specialized question: What happened in the time when allied soldiers in 1945 came to the region east of Cologne.

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Why mostly the britains became opponents of prussia and Germany in 1900, when they were allies against Napoleon?

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Was there anytime a person who alone (like in movies) fucked up plans of a king or dictator everytime?

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How did holidays in the western changed since 1900? what kind of holidays did the USA UK, and Germany through the war?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In american english Billion and Trillion means something different than in british english or even other languages. When and why did this happen?	301
Why is there a country named "Guinea" in Africa and a island named "New-Guinea" in Asia?	178
Hello, how many inhabitants did greek cities have in 2000 B.C.?	62
How strong were the sympathy for the nationalsocialism in other countries like England? Were there similiar movements in these countries?	11
How strong were the Influence of Viking culture on northern Germany?	11
Specialized question: What happened in the time when allied soldiers in 1945 came to the region east of Cologne.	5
Why mostly the britains became opponents of prussia and Germany in 1900, when they were allies against Napoleon?	1
Was there anytime a person who alone (like in movies) fucked up plans of a king or dictator everytime?	0
How did holidays in the western changed since 1900? what kind of holidays did the USA UK, and Germany through the war?	0