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How did banks work in the Soviet Union? Were people allowed to save money and accumulate wealth? Was there personal lending? How did this all work in the soviet communist system?

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The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the USA. How common were gifts of this magnitude between nations? What was the point beyond goodwill? What other examples are there?

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Have there ever been any actual spy chases/fights through the public a la the James Bond films (for example) in real life?

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What was the biggest dick-move in history?

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Who was responsible for cleaning up/burying bodies from battlefields? Did both sides have to have someone do it? The victor? Or did they just forget about it and the inhabitants had to? Was listening to a podcast about WWI and wondered

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did banks work in the Soviet Union? Were people allowed to save money and accumulate wealth? Was there personal lending? How did this all work in the soviet communist system?	2852
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the USA. How common were gifts of this magnitude between nations? What was the point beyond goodwill? What other examples are there?	366
Have there ever been any actual spy chases/fights through the public a la the James Bond films (for example) in real life?	2
What was the biggest dick-move in history?	1
Who was responsible for cleaning up/burying bodies from battlefields? Did both sides have to have someone do it? The victor? Or did they just forget about it and the inhabitants had to? Was listening to a podcast about WWI and wondered	1