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It's 1988. Is there any indication that communism will end the next year? Follow up question: Why do so many communist nations crumble within weeks of each other?

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At what point did it become known as World War 2?

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What is the difference between a caliphate and an islamic state?

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When I drink alcohol, why do I develop the hiccups? What can I do to prevent this?

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If homosexuality was common in both Greek and Roman cultures, when and why did it become taboo?

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How did the idea of the atom advance beyond a theory? (other questions inside)

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When did Belgium come into it's own? When did it decide it wasn't French or German and develop into its own nation state?

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How is socialism, Lenninism, Marxism, Trotskyism and Stalinism different from communism?

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How many times has their been plague outbreak in human history? Are they all considered bubonic plague?

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Christian egalitarianism seems to have been the motivator for emancipation, but how did this come about? Wasn't Christianity the motivation for slavery previously?

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It's 1988. Is there any indication that communism will end the next year? Follow up question: Why do so many communist nations crumble within weeks of each other?	963	AskHistorians
At what point did it become known as World War 2?	91	AskHistorians
What is the difference between a caliphate and an islamic state?	35	AskHistorians
When I drink alcohol, why do I develop the hiccups? What can I do to prevent this?	23	askscience
If homosexuality was common in both Greek and Roman cultures, when and why did it become taboo?	20	AskHistorians
How did the idea of the atom advance beyond a theory? (other questions inside)	18	askscience
When did Belgium come into it's own? When did it decide it wasn't French or German and develop into its own nation state?	18	AskHistorians
How is socialism, Lenninism, Marxism, Trotskyism and Stalinism different from communism?	7	AskHistorians
How many times has their been plague outbreak in human history? Are they all considered bubonic plague?	6	AskHistorians
Christian egalitarianism seems to have been the motivator for emancipation, but how did this come about? Wasn't Christianity the motivation for slavery previously?	5	AskHistorians