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Any truth to the idea that the US beat the Soviet Union by outspending it it in the Cold War arms race?	1
How did lawless, unincorporated settlements become so common in Latin America?	1
Many mosques in Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa have large hygiene/cleaning facilities for ablutions. Did mosques replace Roman public bath complexes as major hygiene facilities after these lands fell under Muslim Control? Were the old Roman baths maintained?	1
Is there genetic continuity between the Jews who left the middle east and the Jews that now live all over Europe? Did their dietary restrictions and culture lead to in-group marriage and keep them separate from the general population, maintaining their original genetics?	1
Was there a varangian guard recruitment office operating in London?	1
The Gilded Age is synonymous with corruption. What set it apart in this regard from the eras that preceded and followed it?	1
Roman and Byzantine generals waged successful wars in their 70s and 80s, according to Byzantine and Roman historians. Do modern historians buy this? Were then nominal figures with younger commanders doing most of the heavy lifting?	1
Why did the ancient Greeks look forward to and idealize death?	1
America suffered no major foreign terrorist attacks in the 21 years since 9/11. What happened elements of the 9/11 response kept the country safe?	1
The bloody Spanish conquest of Mexico didn't inspire many willing converts to Catholicism. But in 1531, a peasant named Juan Diego claimed to see a mixed-race version of the Virgin Mary speaking to him in Nahuatl, and eight million Mexicans converted in the next seven years. What happened?	1

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