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At which point did nuclear war become unsurvivable?

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Was Muhammed born into a Pagan or Judeo-Christian tradition?,

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How, if at all, did the Wall Street crash of 1929 affect the economies of countries in Asia like India and China?

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UK: Does this court case involving a man locking his wife inside their house indefinitely ring any bells with anyone?

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What happened to Nixon's support base when the Watergate scandal started to break?

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Historian James W. Loewen has said on a podcast that he thinks America was less tolerant in terms of race and sexual orientation in the early-mid 19th century than in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Does the historical evidence support this view? Why may this be the case?

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In the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, characters regularly gulp rum straight from the bottle like it's water. Was this something that people actually did? Was rum measurably weaker back then? Were people just constantly drunk all the time?

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How did women entering the workforce/the rise in two-income families affect the economies of the US/UK after World War II?

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How many people did Julius Caesar kill in his military exploits over the course of his life?

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Why was the Marxist party of Russia called the "Russian Social Democratic Labour Party"? My understanding is that "social democrats" were considered to be moderate, whereas the Party was very clearly radical and revolutionary?

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At which point did nuclear war become unsurvivable?	7
Was Muhammed born into a Pagan or Judeo-Christian tradition?,	6
How, if at all, did the Wall Street crash of 1929 affect the economies of countries in Asia like India and China?	5
UK: Does this court case involving a man locking his wife inside their house indefinitely ring any bells with anyone?	5
What happened to Nixon's support base when the Watergate scandal started to break?	4
Historian James W. Loewen has said on a podcast that he thinks America was less tolerant in terms of race and sexual orientation in the early-mid 19th century than in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Does the historical evidence support this view? Why may this be the case?	3
In the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, characters regularly gulp rum straight from the bottle like it's water. Was this something that people actually did? Was rum measurably weaker back then? Were people just constantly drunk all the time?	2
How did women entering the workforce/the rise in two-income families affect the economies of the US/UK after World War II?	2
How many people did Julius Caesar kill in his military exploits over the course of his life?	2
Why was the Marxist party of Russia called the "Russian Social Democratic Labour Party"? My understanding is that "social democrats" were considered to be moderate, whereas the Party was very clearly radical and revolutionary?	2