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The fascist, Nazi-aligned regimes of Spain and Portugal remained in power well into the 1960s. What kind of diplomatic relationship did they have with Israel?

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I have heard that ancient Greeks nearly always drank wine heavily diluted with water, and that pure wine was seen as a drink for alcoholics. Is this true? Was Ancient Greek wine much stronger than wine today? How did this attitude change?

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Were “dunce caps” ever a real form of punishment?

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I’m a Japanese homeowner in suburban Tokyo just after the war. My house was firebombed and completely destroyed. What does the process of rebuilding look like? How do I even FIND the patch of scorched ground where my house used to be?

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These days, pretty much nobody would name a baby boy Elmo, Casper, or Barney thanks to the puppet, the ghost, and the dinosaur. Is this a television-age phenomenon, or are there older instances of a name “ruined” by popular media?

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Is it accurate to describe the Soviet Union as a “Russian occupation” of the non-Russian republics?

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Why is Captain Ahab nearly always portrayed with a chin beard, when the text of Moby Dick never mentions it?

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Is it true that most Americans didn’t realize FDR was crippled during his presidency?

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Before disposable diapers, there were cloth diapers. But what about before cloth? How did people in pre-textile societies keep their babies clean?

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I have heard that, before migrating to Anatolia, Turks lived mostly on the Central Asian steppe. What drove this migration?

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The fascist, Nazi-aligned regimes of Spain and Portugal remained in power well into the 1960s. What kind of diplomatic relationship did they have with Israel?	27
I have heard that ancient Greeks nearly always drank wine heavily diluted with water, and that pure wine was seen as a drink for alcoholics. Is this true? Was Ancient Greek wine much stronger than wine today? How did this attitude change?	27
Were “dunce caps” ever a real form of punishment?	27
I’m a Japanese homeowner in suburban Tokyo just after the war. My house was firebombed and completely destroyed. What does the process of rebuilding look like? How do I even FIND the patch of scorched ground where my house used to be?	24
These days, pretty much nobody would name a baby boy Elmo, Casper, or Barney thanks to the puppet, the ghost, and the dinosaur. Is this a television-age phenomenon, or are there older instances of a name “ruined” by popular media?	24
Is it accurate to describe the Soviet Union as a “Russian occupation” of the non-Russian republics?	23
Why is Captain Ahab nearly always portrayed with a chin beard, when the text of Moby Dick never mentions it?	21
Is it true that most Americans didn’t realize FDR was crippled during his presidency?	19
Before disposable diapers, there were cloth diapers. But what about before cloth? How did people in pre-textile societies keep their babies clean?	18
I have heard that, before migrating to Anatolia, Turks lived mostly on the Central Asian steppe. What drove this migration?	18