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I'm an Estonian officer in the Soviet Navy on a mission at sea in 1991. What happens with me when Estonia declares independence, when USSR acknowledges it, and when USSR finally dissolves?

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How did Christian slave-owners interpret Deuteronomy 23:15, "Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee"?

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According to Zindel Grynszpan, when Polish Jews were exiled from Germany in 1938, the crowds yelled at them to go to Palestine. How common was such "zionism" among antisemites at the time?

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How did the Great Library of Alexandria (or similar contemporary libraries) function?

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What did King George VI think about a British tank being named after Cromwell?

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What did Tirpitz mean when describing the 1900's Russian Navy as exotic?

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How did the Catholic and the Greek Orthodox churches react to Peter I abolishing the position of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch?

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Did ethnic Manchus in Manchukuo support reunification with China or separatism?

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How did the Library of Alexandria became the memetic vault of all human knowledge it is known as today?

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What was the fastest route from Moscow to Alaska in 1800?

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I'm an Estonian officer in the Soviet Navy on a mission at sea in 1991. What happens with me when Estonia declares independence, when USSR acknowledges it, and when USSR finally dissolves?	271
How did Christian slave-owners interpret Deuteronomy 23:15, "Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee"?	53
According to Zindel Grynszpan, when Polish Jews were exiled from Germany in 1938, the crowds yelled at them to go to Palestine. How common was such "zionism" among antisemites at the time?	50
How did the Great Library of Alexandria (or similar contemporary libraries) function?	46
What did King George VI think about a British tank being named after Cromwell?	43
What did Tirpitz mean when describing the 1900's Russian Navy as exotic?	41
How did the Catholic and the Greek Orthodox churches react to Peter I abolishing the position of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch?	27
Did ethnic Manchus in Manchukuo support reunification with China or separatism?	17
How did the Library of Alexandria became the memetic vault of all human knowledge it is known as today?	13
What was the fastest route from Moscow to Alaska in 1800?	12