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Why didn't Nixon immediately destroy his recordings once reporters first started investigating Watergate?

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"Why We Fight" implies that the lack of response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria inspired Germany and Italy to pursue their own aggressive invasions. Is this true?

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The 1987 Japanese game "1942", has the player pilot an American fighter shooting thousands of Japanese enemies. How did Japan view WWII at that time?

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Was Jesus one of many contemporary Jews claiming to be the Messiah? If so, how did he stand out from the rest?

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Japan opened to the West in the 1850s. How much did they know of the turbulent events in Europe, such as the Industrial Revolution or the French Revolutionary Wars?

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In the "Epic of Gilgamesh" (c. 1800 BC), a character orders a woman to bare her breasts in order to seduce a man. Have breasts always been considered sexual objects?

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"child appropriate" -- when did we decide that certain topics were too sexual or violent for children?

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In an 1884 British court case, a lawyer states that "hunger is no excuse for theft ... on the ground that there can be no such extreme necessity in this country." What welfare was available for the lower class in the Victorian Era?

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During the Battle of the Bulge, Americans attempted to detect German spies by asking them trivia questions, like who Mickey Mouse's girlfriend was. How effective was this? Did it generate a lot of false positives or false negatives?

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Potatoes are very popular in Europe. Why aren't they that popular in Asia?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't Nixon immediately destroy his recordings once reporters first started investigating Watergate?	85
"Why We Fight" implies that the lack of response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria inspired Germany and Italy to pursue their own aggressive invasions. Is this true?	83
The 1987 Japanese game "1942", has the player pilot an American fighter shooting thousands of Japanese enemies. How did Japan view WWII at that time?	82
Was Jesus one of many contemporary Jews claiming to be the Messiah? If so, how did he stand out from the rest?	77
Japan opened to the West in the 1850s. How much did they know of the turbulent events in Europe, such as the Industrial Revolution or the French Revolutionary Wars?	76
In the "Epic of Gilgamesh" (c. 1800 BC), a character orders a woman to bare her breasts in order to seduce a man. Have breasts always been considered sexual objects?	76
"child appropriate" -- when did we decide that certain topics were too sexual or violent for children?	75
In an 1884 British court case, a lawyer states that "hunger is no excuse for theft ... on the ground that there can be no such extreme necessity in this country." What welfare was available for the lower class in the Victorian Era?	69
During the Battle of the Bulge, Americans attempted to detect German spies by asking them trivia questions, like who Mickey Mouse's girlfriend was. How effective was this? Did it generate a lot of false positives or false negatives?	69
Potatoes are very popular in Europe. Why aren't they that popular in Asia?	67