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Why did no one ever conquer Liberia?

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How come prior british colonies like Canada, Australia and New Zealand were often considered “british dominions” but America, another past colony; wasnt?

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Why are there so many languages compared to so few number-systems?

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How would military ‘war games’/training be done in the interwar years?

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How was Napoleon so successful?

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There have been a number of influential female monarchs throughout history in a time of female oppression. Did they make any efforts for equality? Why or why not?

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Why did Persia rename itself to Iran?

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Why did Czechoslovakia send a tankette to the Shah of Iran?

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HP Lovecraft notoriously named his cat ‘N****r Man’. Was naming cats racial slurs common in the 19th and 20th century? Or was he an outlier? If it was common, when did it go out of practice?

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After watching Mulan I’m curious. How hard would it to be for a woman to fake being a man in ancient China, or other ancient civilizations around the 15th century?

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Why did no one ever conquer Liberia?	2
How come prior british colonies like Canada, Australia and New Zealand were often considered “british dominions” but America, another past colony; wasnt?	2
Why are there so many languages compared to so few number-systems?	2
How would military ‘war games’/training be done in the interwar years?	2
How was Napoleon so successful?	2
There have been a number of influential female monarchs throughout history in a time of female oppression. Did they make any efforts for equality? Why or why not?	2
Why did Persia rename itself to Iran?	2
Why did Czechoslovakia send a tankette to the Shah of Iran?	2
HP Lovecraft notoriously named his cat ‘N****r Man’. Was naming cats racial slurs common in the 19th and 20th century? Or was he an outlier? If it was common, when did it go out of practice?	1
After watching Mulan I’m curious. How hard would it to be for a woman to fake being a man in ancient China, or other ancient civilizations around the 15th century?	1