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Sino-Soviet split: why wasn't a common foe (the US/the West) enough to prevent it?

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How commonly were rockets used compared to other aerial ordnance (bombs, torpedos) in WW2?

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When the Crusaders pillaged and burned the library of Dar al-Ilm in Tripoli in 1109, what's the likelihood that some classical Greek texts are destroyed and lost forever?

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Do we have any way of knowing whether Anton Chekhov was a good doctor?

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Is it possible to ask for reading recommendations here? [meta]

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Alliterative verse was a big thing in Old and Middle English. Why did it fall out of fashion?

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When in history did a nation's economy start to become a matter of concern for heads of state

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Did Sen. McCarthy and the HUAC witch hunts arouse interest or concern in the USSR?

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Did Britain really have the option of ignoring the "scrap of paper" with Belgium in 1914? What would the legal ramifications have been of doing so?

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Could the Korean War accurately have been called a civil war?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Sino-Soviet split: why wasn't a common foe (the US/the West) enough to prevent it?	9
How commonly were rockets used compared to other aerial ordnance (bombs, torpedos) in WW2?	8
When the Crusaders pillaged and burned the library of Dar al-Ilm in Tripoli in 1109, what's the likelihood that some classical Greek texts are destroyed and lost forever?	8
Do we have any way of knowing whether Anton Chekhov was a good doctor?	8
Is it possible to ask for reading recommendations here? [meta]	8
Alliterative verse was a big thing in Old and Middle English. Why did it fall out of fashion?	6
When in history did a nation's economy start to become a matter of concern for heads of state	6
Did Sen. McCarthy and the HUAC witch hunts arouse interest or concern in the USSR?	6
Did Britain really have the option of ignoring the "scrap of paper" with Belgium in 1914? What would the legal ramifications have been of doing so?	5
Could the Korean War accurately have been called a civil war?	5