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Why did the US have no direct relations with the Vatican from 1870-1984? Anti-Catholicism alone doesn’t seem to explain this, considering a Catholic POTUS was elected in 1960.
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George Washington was noted as being an excellent dancer. How important would dancing ability be for a wealthy Virginian in colonial-era America?
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92.26% of Ukrainians voted for independence in 1991. Why was support for independence so widespread? This seems particularly striking in light of the pro-Russian sympathies held by a not-insignificant proportion of Ukrainians today.
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Solzhenitsyn describes widespread fear & fatalism during Stalin’s era because seemingly anyone, of any status, could become a victim at any time. Were rank-and-file NKVD enforcers equally at risk for arbitrary arrest & execution/imprisonment? Or were they, as enforcers, more secure?
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Could Soviet citizens own pets? If so, were there local shelters to adopt from like in the modern USA? What was veterinary care in the USSR like?
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The Japanese, prior to 1945, considered the emperor a god, but what exactly did this mean? Was he like Jesus? Was he considered infallible? Did they ascribe him North Korea-esque absurdities such as lacking normal bodily functions?
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How much genetic continuity is there between ancient Romans and modern Italians? Or are modern Italians a completely different group of people?
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The HBO series “Valley of Tears,” about Israeli soldiers in the Yom Kippur War, shows all ranks being on a first-name basis with little formality in their interactions. How accurately does this reflect the IDF circa 1973?
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How was the “amen”, being a Latin word and therefore “Catholic”, retained by virtually all denominations of Protestants?
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