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How would the world look if the holocaust didn't happen in terms of professionals lost

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When did the King or Queen of England's Champion stop being a martial position to fight challenges and more of an honorary position?

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How did people know whether it was the man or woman in the relationship that was the cause of not being able to conceive a child before modern medicine?

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When the first functioning airplane was invented, was it known that an airplane was theoretically possible and it was just a matter of time before somebody figured out how to make it work? Or was the idea of airplanes even theoretically existing still unknown?

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Why do sailors say "aye" rather than "yes"?

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What are the origins of the straight tie and the bow tie in western attire?

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How quick or sudden was the change from primarily propeller driven fighter/bomber aircraft to jet driven fighter/bomber aircraft? How quickly did the introduction of the jet engine change the field due to outperforming propeller aircraft?

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Why/How did the Romans go about stealing everything about Greek mythology? How did they adopt it but change all the names? Why did they?

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I am watching a documentary on the SU-27. At one point one of the designers states his design won out and he was awarded a salary of 185 Rubles (probably around early 1970). Can I have some context to how good this pay was in the Soviet Union or what this pay meant?

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Who was painting all the nose art on WWII planes? How would a specific plane get named and who would choose the design for the art?

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How would the world look if the holocaust didn't happen in terms of professionals lost	3
When did the King or Queen of England's Champion stop being a martial position to fight challenges and more of an honorary position?	2
How did people know whether it was the man or woman in the relationship that was the cause of not being able to conceive a child before modern medicine?	2
When the first functioning airplane was invented, was it known that an airplane was theoretically possible and it was just a matter of time before somebody figured out how to make it work? Or was the idea of airplanes even theoretically existing still unknown?	2
Why do sailors say "aye" rather than "yes"?	2
What are the origins of the straight tie and the bow tie in western attire?	2
How quick or sudden was the change from primarily propeller driven fighter/bomber aircraft to jet driven fighter/bomber aircraft? How quickly did the introduction of the jet engine change the field due to outperforming propeller aircraft?	2
Why/How did the Romans go about stealing everything about Greek mythology? How did they adopt it but change all the names? Why did they?	2
I am watching a documentary on the SU-27. At one point one of the designers states his design won out and he was awarded a salary of 185 Rubles (probably around early 1970). Can I have some context to how good this pay was in the Soviet Union or what this pay meant?	2
Who was painting all the nose art on WWII planes? How would a specific plane get named and who would choose the design for the art?	2