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What's the largest gathering of people ever of which there is historical record?

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Where does the term "STUDIO APARTMENT" come from, and is it related to an artist's studio?

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How did King Selassi become seen as a god-like figure in the Rastafarian faith?

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I have this theory that a lot of "traditional British food" became popular due to rationing in WW2. I am thinking of foods like Baked Beanz and tinned tomatoes. How accurate is this, and how big is the lasting impact of WW2 rationing on British cuisine?

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Did females entering the workforce cause a drop in wages due to a much larger supply of labourers?

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Wasn't Germany economically crippled after WW1? So where did it get the money required to go on its conquests in WW2? Surely you need lots of money to wage all that war so successfully?

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Was Futurism an art movement that found its very origins in Fascist propaganda, or was it initially separate from it and transformed and used by the Fascists to promote their agenda?

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The Netherlands were occupied by the Spanish for a very long time. Are there any still popular foods that they owe to that Spanish occupation? Any Spanish foods that became Dutch staples?

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You hear the USA has managed to become a global power partially because of the benefit of not having to rebuild after ww2. Having taken huge casualties, how did the Ussr grow to be a world power?

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Why did Abkhazian's wanted independence from Georgia so strongly?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the largest gathering of people ever of which there is historical record?	445
Where does the term "STUDIO APARTMENT" come from, and is it related to an artist's studio?	387
How did King Selassi become seen as a god-like figure in the Rastafarian faith?	165
I have this theory that a lot of "traditional British food" became popular due to rationing in WW2. I am thinking of foods like Baked Beanz and tinned tomatoes. How accurate is this, and how big is the lasting impact of WW2 rationing on British cuisine?	99
Did females entering the workforce cause a drop in wages due to a much larger supply of labourers?	92
Wasn't Germany economically crippled after WW1? So where did it get the money required to go on its conquests in WW2? Surely you need lots of money to wage all that war so successfully?	66
Was Futurism an art movement that found its very origins in Fascist propaganda, or was it initially separate from it and transformed and used by the Fascists to promote their agenda?	50
The Netherlands were occupied by the Spanish for a very long time. Are there any still popular foods that they owe to that Spanish occupation? Any Spanish foods that became Dutch staples?	43
You hear the USA has managed to become a global power partially because of the benefit of not having to rebuild after ww2. Having taken huge casualties, how did the Ussr grow to be a world power?	33
Why did Abkhazian's wanted independence from Georgia so strongly?	25