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Henry Gunther was supposedly the last man killed in World War 1 having died at 10.59am on 11 November. If the Armistace was signed at 5.45am why did the fighting continue until 11am? Would the soldiers have been aware of the Armistace?

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How did the Israeli legal community respond to Eichman’s abduction, trial, or death penalty? Was there any appreciable opposition from those within legal circles or elsewhere?

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Is it true that Jews were significantly over-represented among the Bolshevicks? If so, do we know why?

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How did the Zoroastrian community respond to the Mazda car company?

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How significant was Eli Cohen's contribution to the course of the Six Day War? And did the Syrians ever remove those eucalyptus trees that he had planted?

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Why did Augusto Pinochet acquiesce to a plebiscite on his rule in 1988? Why didn’t he simply continue to rule?

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I am interested in understanding the Soviet banking system. How were deposit rates set? And what did the banks do with those deposits?

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How and when did Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection gain scientific consensus?

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What do we know about the origins of the Maori haka?

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Did any of the Allies have their own version of the Enigma machine?

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Henry Gunther was supposedly the last man killed in World War 1 having died at 10.59am on 11 November. If the Armistace was signed at 5.45am why did the fighting continue until 11am? Would the soldiers have been aware of the Armistace?	2691
How did the Israeli legal community respond to Eichman’s abduction, trial, or death penalty? Was there any appreciable opposition from those within legal circles or elsewhere?	64
Is it true that Jews were significantly over-represented among the Bolshevicks? If so, do we know why?	21
How did the Zoroastrian community respond to the Mazda car company?	17
How significant was Eli Cohen's contribution to the course of the Six Day War? And did the Syrians ever remove those eucalyptus trees that he had planted?	15
Why did Augusto Pinochet acquiesce to a plebiscite on his rule in 1988? Why didn’t he simply continue to rule?	15
I am interested in understanding the Soviet banking system. How were deposit rates set? And what did the banks do with those deposits?	9
How and when did Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection gain scientific consensus?	6
What do we know about the origins of the Maori haka?	6
Did any of the Allies have their own version of the Enigma machine?	3