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During the Cold War, how did Soviet and American jet technology compare? It seems like a popular branch of the arms race, but where they even designing similar technology, or did the doctrine difference have a big impact?

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How did book binding evolve during the early modern period?

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The TV show Bridgerton includes a mysterious Lady Whistledown's and her gossipy street sheets. Could something like this have existed in real life? Was there celebrity and royal gossip mags available?

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How did the Parthians become the Sassanids? How did the newcomers over throw the old, established empire?

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Where does the ‘trope’ of Native American Princesses come from?

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Was the Warwolf trebuchet, the largest ever made, useful as a siege weapon or more of a propaganda tool?

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What led Nixon, Arch-Republican, to found the Environmental Protection Agency and kick start so many important environmental acts?

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How did the lawsuit against Napster affect internet piracy?

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I'm watching Bridgerton and noticing a lot of the fashion the characters wear, like Queen Charlottes wig, seems out of date. Why would she dress like this? Is it historically accurate?

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When did Christmas turn into such a heavily commercialized season?

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During the Cold War, how did Soviet and American jet technology compare? It seems like a popular branch of the arms race, but where they even designing similar technology, or did the doctrine difference have a big impact?	6
How did book binding evolve during the early modern period?	6
The TV show Bridgerton includes a mysterious Lady Whistledown's and her gossipy street sheets. Could something like this have existed in real life? Was there celebrity and royal gossip mags available?	6
How did the Parthians become the Sassanids? How did the newcomers over throw the old, established empire?	6
Where does the ‘trope’ of Native American Princesses come from?	6
Was the Warwolf trebuchet, the largest ever made, useful as a siege weapon or more of a propaganda tool?	6
What led Nixon, Arch-Republican, to found the Environmental Protection Agency and kick start so many important environmental acts?	6
How did the lawsuit against Napster affect internet piracy?	6
I'm watching Bridgerton and noticing a lot of the fashion the characters wear, like Queen Charlottes wig, seems out of date. Why would she dress like this? Is it historically accurate?	6
When did Christmas turn into such a heavily commercialized season?	6