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Were black American soldiers who were injured in combat treated by white or black nurses while in hospital?

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Where Black Americans ever employed as spies in the OSS and early days of the CIA?

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Are skin-whitening treatments in South Korea a result of Westernizing beauty standards or does this practice go back prior to European contact?

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Are there any examples of "bad art" in antiquity?

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After WW2, did any Nazi intellectuals lose their degrees/licenses?

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What exactly is meant by Roman "proto-racism"?

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It’s the height of the Red Scare in the US. I am an American who is a huge fan of communism, every chance I get I will denounce capitalism and the American way of life. What’s the worst the US government can do to me?

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The US used the Navajo language in the Pacific War to transmit coded messages. Why didn't the Japanese use any Ryukyuan language to code theirs?

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How was it legal to persecute Americans for being communist in the 1950s-1960s?

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What main factors led to Islam spreading rapidly after Mohammed's death?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were black American soldiers who were injured in combat treated by white or black nurses while in hospital?	136
Where Black Americans ever employed as spies in the OSS and early days of the CIA?	135
Are skin-whitening treatments in South Korea a result of Westernizing beauty standards or does this practice go back prior to European contact?	135
Are there any examples of "bad art" in antiquity?	130
After WW2, did any Nazi intellectuals lose their degrees/licenses?	123
What exactly is meant by Roman "proto-racism"?	117
It’s the height of the Red Scare in the US. I am an American who is a huge fan of communism, every chance I get I will denounce capitalism and the American way of life. What’s the worst the US government can do to me?	117
The US used the Navajo language in the Pacific War to transmit coded messages. Why didn't the Japanese use any Ryukyuan language to code theirs?	115
How was it legal to persecute Americans for being communist in the 1950s-1960s?	112
What main factors led to Islam spreading rapidly after Mohammed's death?	112