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How did Vanilla become the "generic" flavor of ice cream?

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Multiple Mig Pilots, such as Victor Belenko, Munir Redfa, and No Kum-sok, defected to the West with their planes. Did Western pilots defect to the Eastern Bloc, and what motivated such defections?

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Did people refer to shooting arrows as "Firing" them before the advent of gunpowder weapons?

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How is it that the Chinese "Unequal Treaties" were more unequal than those forced upon other powers?

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9 How is it that the Chinese "Unequal Treaties" were more unequal than those forced upon other powers?

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How is it that the Chinese "Unequal Treaties" were more unequal than those forced upon other powers?

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When did the idea of "Science Fiction" and the general concept of the future being full of advanced technology start?

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I heard a description of the Zulu comparing them to the early days of the Roman Republic. How apt is this comparison?

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Multiple Mig Pilots, such as Victor Belenko, Munir Redfa, No Kum-sok have defected to the West with their planes. Has any First World fighter pilot ever defected in a similar manner to the East?

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How did dogfighting in the Eastern and Western European Theatres play out and how did the situation differ from that of the Pacific?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Vanilla become the "generic" flavor of ice cream?	10043
Multiple Mig Pilots, such as Victor Belenko, Munir Redfa, and No Kum-sok, defected to the West with their planes. Did Western pilots defect to the Eastern Bloc, and what motivated such defections?	63
Did people refer to shooting arrows as "Firing" them before the advent of gunpowder weapons?	18
How is it that the Chinese "Unequal Treaties" were more unequal than those forced upon other powers?	12
9 How is it that the Chinese "Unequal Treaties" were more unequal than those forced upon other powers?	12
How is it that the Chinese "Unequal Treaties" were more unequal than those forced upon other powers?	11
When did the idea of "Science Fiction" and the general concept of the future being full of advanced technology start?	2
I heard a description of the Zulu comparing them to the early days of the Roman Republic. How apt is this comparison?	2
Multiple Mig Pilots, such as Victor Belenko, Munir Redfa, No Kum-sok have defected to the West with their planes. Has any First World fighter pilot ever defected in a similar manner to the East?	1
How did dogfighting in the Eastern and Western European Theatres play out and how did the situation differ from that of the Pacific?	1