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What happened in Canada to convert them from offering some of the most harsh POW treatment in WW1, to some of the most lenient POW treatment in WW2?
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How did the US, a nation that during WW2 actively cultivated an image of women's empowerment on a national scale, including in many male-dominated professions, mere years later did a full 180 and embraced the "1950s" lifestyle, with the woman relegated to the role of a subservient housewife?
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Early Christianity was adamant about replacing many attributes of pagan religions. Why did they not rename planets or calendar months named after Roman gods?
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Scipio Africanus survived the Battle of Cannae and later became a general that recruited other Cannae veterans from Sicily kept there as "punishment" for their defeat. Why was he promoted to general when he was defeated in the same battle as those punished for that defeat?
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Is it true that pre-modern medicine was so bad that most sick people had a higher chance of survival by not seeing a doctor than by seeing one? And did contemporary patients share this opinion?
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In 1956, the UK and Israel jointly invaded Egypt during the Suez crisis. A mere 8 years earlier, Israelis were waging guerrilla resistance against the UK-occupied mandate of Palestine. Was there notable resistance or animosity in either country against a de-facto alliance with the other?
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Historically, production quotas and pay-by-piecemeal were common employment terms. Nowadays, they are generally rare, but remain the norm in sales jobs. Why have sales kept quota-based remuneration while other careers rejected it?
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