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Was the color red a big part of Chinese culture before Communism?

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Wikipedia states that Frederick Barbarossa's body was put into a barrel of vinegar to preserve it after his death. Was this a common practice at that time?

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Did the education of native people play a major part in the fall of the British Empire?

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Did a female version of eunuch ever exist in history?

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Did the Great Leap Forward accomplish what it was intended to?

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Was mutilation of Continental militia like that of Joseph Warren in the Battle for Bunker Hill a common occurrence during the American Revolution?

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Did the Germans see actual military value in any of the wunderwaffe or did they understand that it was mostly for propaganda?

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How did the everyday citizens of the Soviet Union and China react to the friendship between their two governments before the Sino-Soviet split?

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Was the Chinese sparrow population able to successfully recover from the Great Leap Forward?

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My understanding is that it is illegal to trade Nazi artifacts/war memorabilia in Germany. Was there an organized disposal of flags, medals, trinkets, whatever after the war for this reason?

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Was the color red a big part of Chinese culture before Communism?	4
Wikipedia states that Frederick Barbarossa's body was put into a barrel of vinegar to preserve it after his death. Was this a common practice at that time?	3
Did the education of native people play a major part in the fall of the British Empire?	3
Did a female version of eunuch ever exist in history?	3
Did the Great Leap Forward accomplish what it was intended to?	3
Was mutilation of Continental militia like that of Joseph Warren in the Battle for Bunker Hill a common occurrence during the American Revolution?	3
Did the Germans see actual military value in any of the wunderwaffe or did they understand that it was mostly for propaganda?	3
How did the everyday citizens of the Soviet Union and China react to the friendship between their two governments before the Sino-Soviet split?	3
Was the Chinese sparrow population able to successfully recover from the Great Leap Forward?	3
My understanding is that it is illegal to trade Nazi artifacts/war memorabilia in Germany. Was there an organized disposal of flags, medals, trinkets, whatever after the war for this reason?	3