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I've heard quite a few times that in WW2, the US never officially declared war on Germany. Was this a technical oversight, or was there a strategic reason for intentionally not doing this?

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How much was salt worth in dark ages Europe?

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How long were people's toenails and finger nails before the hygiene revolution?

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Is "culture decay" a real thing?

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How did "booing" something strongly disliked become universal human culture?

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Why did so many people in the late 1800s and early 1900s have initials for their first name (B.F. Goodrich, T.R. Winthrop, etc)?

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Nazis were known for telling the Germanic/Aryan people that they were a superior race. How many people ACTUALLY believed that though?

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I've always wondered: Why were clay-potted roofs not found until after/around the Agricultural revolution?

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How was the witch trials of Salem received (or even heard about) in other non-puritan western colonies?

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We're there any instances of German troops thinking Canadian troops were actually American before the Americans got involved?

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I've heard quite a few times that in WW2, the US never officially declared war on Germany. Was this a technical oversight, or was there a strategic reason for intentionally not doing this?	0
How much was salt worth in dark ages Europe?	0
How long were people's toenails and finger nails before the hygiene revolution?	0
Is "culture decay" a real thing?	0
How did "booing" something strongly disliked become universal human culture?	0
Why did so many people in the late 1800s and early 1900s have initials for their first name (B.F. Goodrich, T.R. Winthrop, etc)?	0
Nazis were known for telling the Germanic/Aryan people that they were a superior race. How many people ACTUALLY believed that though?	0
I've always wondered: Why were clay-potted roofs not found until after/around the Agricultural revolution?	0
How was the witch trials of Salem received (or even heard about) in other non-puritan western colonies?	0
We're there any instances of German troops thinking Canadian troops were actually American before the Americans got involved?	0