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Why did North Korea and Cuba stay communist when almost every other communist regime collapsed around 1990?

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When did Europeans first go to sub Saharan Africa? What was the standard of living and technology like there?

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Most people know about brutal medical experiments run by the Nazis, but what did the (equally?) cruel Japan and the USSR get upto at that time? Did any of the other allied countries do anything like that, and did any country try to frame the Nazis for their own unethical experiments?

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How did Blue Dog Democrats end up in the Democratic Party?

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Given his disappointment at having daughters, what was Henry VIII's relationship with Mary and Elizabeth like?

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I saw a claim that the US only dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to test them on real cities and to see what the damage from each type of bomb would be. Is there any truth in this?

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How much of the story of Romulus and Remus founding Rome is true?

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What evidence is there that Hitler knew about the holocaust?

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Are there still any WW1/2 files still sealed? What are the most recently released state secrets from those wars? Why were they kept secret for so long?

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In the 16th-17th centuries, how did sailors going from Europe end up at the right destination in America? Did they ever end up many miles away from where they intended to go? How did they know if they were North or South of their intended destination?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did North Korea and Cuba stay communist when almost every other communist regime collapsed around 1990?	17
When did Europeans first go to sub Saharan Africa? What was the standard of living and technology like there?	8
Most people know about brutal medical experiments run by the Nazis, but what did the (equally?) cruel Japan and the USSR get upto at that time? Did any of the other allied countries do anything like that, and did any country try to frame the Nazis for their own unethical experiments?	7
How did Blue Dog Democrats end up in the Democratic Party?	5
Given his disappointment at having daughters, what was Henry VIII's relationship with Mary and Elizabeth like?	5
I saw a claim that the US only dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to test them on real cities and to see what the damage from each type of bomb would be. Is there any truth in this?	4
How much of the story of Romulus and Remus founding Rome is true?	4
What evidence is there that Hitler knew about the holocaust?	3
Are there still any WW1/2 files still sealed? What are the most recently released state secrets from those wars? Why were they kept secret for so long?	2
In the 16th-17th centuries, how did sailors going from Europe end up at the right destination in America? Did they ever end up many miles away from where they intended to go? How did they know if they were North or South of their intended destination?	2