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In the decades prior to the 1864 Geneva Convention, how were European prisoners of war treated by their European captors?

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When were the physiological advantages of women as fighter pilots proven, and what role, if any, did this discovery play in opening up the Air Force to female pilots?

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What is the source of the animosity between Iran and Israel?

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To what extent was a country's choice of rail gauge made to stymie interoperability with other nations?

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When and where did the practice of shaving of heads to prevent lice begin?

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When were the largest influxes of African-Americans to California, and particularly Los Angeles? What was the cause behind those migrations?

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After Japan was defeated in the Pacific but before the use of the atomic bomb, was long-term containment ever considered as an alternative to amphibious invasion (and the large scale casualties that were anticipated?)

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What explains the greater importance given to the role of tanks in Soviet Cold War military doctrine versus NATO military doctrine?

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Why didn't more Germans flee westwards away from the advancing Red Army?

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Why didn't Gengis or Ogedai Khan conquer the Song Dynasty?

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In the decades prior to the 1864 Geneva Convention, how were European prisoners of war treated by their European captors?	4
When were the physiological advantages of women as fighter pilots proven, and what role, if any, did this discovery play in opening up the Air Force to female pilots?	4
What is the source of the animosity between Iran and Israel?	4
To what extent was a country's choice of rail gauge made to stymie interoperability with other nations?	4
When and where did the practice of shaving of heads to prevent lice begin?	4
When were the largest influxes of African-Americans to California, and particularly Los Angeles? What was the cause behind those migrations?	4
After Japan was defeated in the Pacific but before the use of the atomic bomb, was long-term containment ever considered as an alternative to amphibious invasion (and the large scale casualties that were anticipated?)	4
What explains the greater importance given to the role of tanks in Soviet Cold War military doctrine versus NATO military doctrine?	3
Why didn't more Germans flee westwards away from the advancing Red Army?	3
Why didn't Gengis or Ogedai Khan conquer the Song Dynasty?	3